đánh đố
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Verb:
- To pose a riddle or a tricky question: To challenge someone by asking a difficult question or puzzle, often to test their knowledge or wit.
- To bet, to wager: To make a bet or stake something on the outcome of an uncertain event.
Usage Examples
Verb (to pose a riddle):
- Giáo viên thường đánh đố học sinh với những câu hỏi hóc búa. (The teacher often poses tricky questions to challenge the students.)
- Đừng có đánh đố tôi nữa, tôi không biết đáp án đâu. (Stop posing riddles to me; I don't know the answer.)
Verb (to bet):
- Họ đánh đố nhau xem đội bóng nào thắng. (They bet each other on which football team would win.)
- Anh ấy đánh đố một trăm ngàn vào con ngựa số 3. (He wagered one hundred thousand on horse number 3.)
Advanced Usage
- The word can imply a sense of playful or competitive challenge, whether intellectual (riddles) or based on chance (bets).
- In informal contexts, "đánh đố" can sometimes carry a slight negative connotation of being unnecessarily difficult or tricky.
Variants and Related Words
- Cược (v): A more direct and common synonym for "to bet" or "to wager."
- Đố (v): To challenge with a question or puzzle. "Đánh đố" intensifies this meaning.
Synonyms
- To puzzle: To cause someone to feel confused because they cannot understand something.
- To challenge: To invite someone to engage in a contest or test of skills.
- To wager: To bet a sum of money on an outcome.
Related Idioms
- While "đánh đố" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, the concept is related to phrases about challenges and tests.
- Ra câu đố: To give a riddle. This is a common phrase for the act of posing a puzzle.
- Bet
- đánh đố nhau xem đội bóng nào thắngTo bet on a football team