đạp
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Definition
- Verb:
- To stamp; to trample: To bring the sole of the foot down forcefully onto something, often to crush, flatten, or exert pressure.
- To pedal; to operate with the feet: To make something move or function by pressing with the feet, such as a bicycle or sewing machine.
- To kick (with the sole): To thrust the foot forward to deliver a blow or push with the flat part of the foot.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Đừng đạp lên cỏ. (Don't trample on the grass.)
- Cô ấy đạp xe đi làm mỗi ngày. (She pedals a bicycle to work every day.)
- Cậu bé đạp mạnh vào quả bóng. (The boy kicked the ball hard with his sole.)
Advanced Usage
"đạp đổ": to kick down, to overthrow by force.
- Kẻ trộm định đạp đổ cánh cửa. (The thief tried to kick the door down.)
"đạp phanh": to step on the brake (in a vehicle).
- Lái xe phải đạp phanh gấp. (The driver had to brake suddenly.)
Variants and Related Words
Đạp máy (v): to operate a pedal-powered machine, like a sewing machine.
- Bà tôi biết đạp máy khâu. (My grandmother knows how to operate a sewing machine.)
Đạp nước (v): to tread water (in swimming).
- Trẻ em học cách đạp nước. (Children learn how to tread water.)
Synonyms
- Stamp: to bring down the foot heavily.
- Trample: to tread on and crush.
- Pedal: to propel a bicycle or operate a machine with foot pedals.
Related Idioms
Đạp chân lên: to step on, to dominate (figuratively).
- Không ai có quyền đạp chân lên người khác. (No one has the right to step on/dominate others.)
Đạp gió: to "step on the wind"; to travel very quickly or ambitiously (literary/figurative).
- Giấc mơ đạp gió ra biển lớn. (The dream of venturing ambitiously out to the great sea.)