đẩy
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Verb:
- To push; to shove: To apply force to (someone or something) in order to move them away from oneself or from their current position.
- To thrust; to propel: To cause something to move forward or onward with force.
- To reject; to push away (figurative): To force someone or something out of a place, position, or situation.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cô ấy đẩy cửa ra. (She pushed the door open.)
- Đừng đẩy người khác trên cầu thang. (Don't shove others on the stairs.)
- Họ đẩy chiếc thuyền xuống nước. (They thrust the boat into the water.)
- Công ty đẩy anh ấy ra ngoài. (The company pushed him out.)
Advanced Usage
"đẩy mạnh": to promote vigorously; to push forward.
- Chính phủ đang đẩy mạnh phát triển công nghệ. (The government is vigorously promoting technological development.)
"đẩy cao": to push up; to drive up (e.g., prices, standards).
- Cầu tăng đẩy cao giá cả. (Increased demand drives up prices.)
Variants and Related Words
Đẩy lui (v): to push back; to repel.
- Quân đội đẩy lui cuộc tấn công. (The army repelled the attack.)
Đẩy xe (v): to push a vehicle (e.g., a car, a cart).
- Họ phải đẩy xe vì hết xăng. (They had to push the car because it ran out of gas.)
Synonyms
- Push: to exert force on something to move it.
- Shove: to push roughly or forcefully.
- Thrust: to push suddenly or violently.
Related Idioms
Đẩy thuyền xuống nước: Literally "to push the boat into the water"; to take the decisive initial step in an endeavor.
- Ai sẽ là người đẩy thuyền xuống nước cho dự án này? (Who will take the first decisive step for this project?)
Đẩy vào thế khó: to push into a difficult position; to corner someone.
- Câu hỏi đó đẩy ứng viên vào thế khó. (That question pushed the candidate into a corner.)
verb
- to push; to shove; to thrust