Definitions

1. Verb:
   • To pour; to spill: To cause a liquid or granular substance to flow out of a container.
   • To fall; to collapse; to topple: To move from an upright or standing position to a horizontal or lower position; to fall down.
   • To shift; to impute; to blame: To attribute responsibility, fault, or blame to someone else.
   • To cast; to mold: To pour a liquid or semi-liquid material (like concrete, plaster) into a mold to form a solid object.
   • To flow; to stream; to pour forth: To move or come out in a continuous, often large, stream or quantity.
   • To flock; to swarm; to pour (into/out): To move or gather in large numbers towards or from a place.
   • To change (state) suddenly: To transition abruptly into a different state or condition.

Usage Examples

• To pour:
  • Cô ấy đổ nước vào cốc. (She pours water into the glass.)
  • Đừng đổ rác ở đây. (Don't dump trash here.)
• To fall/collapse:
  • Cơn bão làm đổ nhiều cây cối. (The storm knocked down many trees.)
  • Kế hoạch của họ đã đổ. (Their plan has collapsed.)
• To shift/impute:
  • Anh ta luôn đổ lỗi cho người khác. (He always shifts the blame onto others.)
• To cast/mold:
  • Họ đang đổ bê tông cho nền nhà. (They are pouring concrete for the house foundation.)
• To flow/stream:
  • Anh ấy đổ mồ hôi sau khi chạy. (He was pouring with sweat after running.)
• To flock/swarm:
  • Khán giả đổ về sân vận động. (Spectators flocked to the stadium.)
• To change state:
  • Trời bỗng đổ mưa. (It suddenly started to rain.)

Advanced Usage

• "đổ bệnh": To fall ill (suddenly).
  • Ông cụ đổ bệnh sau chuyến đi dài. (The old man fell ill after the long trip.)
• "đổ vỡ": To break down (relationship, plan); to shatter.
  • Mối quan hệ của họ đã đổ vỡ. (Their relationship has broken down.)
• "đổ dồn": To concentrate; to focus (efforts, attention).
  • Chúng tôi đổ dồn nỗ lực cho dự án cuối cùng. (We concentrated our efforts on the final project.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đổ đốn (adj/v): To become depraved; to go to the bad.
  • Cậu thanh niên ấy đã đổ đốn vì ma túy. (That young man became depraved because of drugs.)
• Đỗ (verb, homophone): To park (a vehicle); to pass (an exam).
  • Xin đỗ xe ở bên kia đường. (Please park the car across the street.)

Synonyms

• For "to pour": rót (to pour a drink), trút (to dump).
• For "to fall": ngã (to fall over), sụp (to collapse).
• For "to blame": quy tội (to attribute guilt), trút tội (to dump guilt).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Đổ vào: To pour into; to flock into.
  • Ánh nắng đổ vào phòng. (Sunlight poured into the room.)
• Đổ ra: To pour out; to spill out; to swarm out.
  • Mọi người đổ ra đường sau trận động đất. (People poured out onto the street after the earthquake.)
• Đổ lên: To pour/put on (e.g., sauce).
  • Đổ nước sốt lên salad.* (Pour the dressing on the salad.)
• Đổ xuống: To pour down (rain); to dump down.
  • Mưa đổ xuống như trút nước. (The rain poured down.)

Related Idioms

• "Đổ thừa" / "Đổ tội": To shift the blame; to pass the buck.
  • Hắn ta có tài đổ thừa cho đồng nghiệp. (He has a talent for passing the buck to his colleagues.)
• "Đổ máu": To shed blood; (figuratively) to involve violence or great sacrifice.
  • Cuộc chiến đã khiến nhiều người phải đổ máu. (The war caused many people to shed blood.)
• "Đổ vỏ": (Literally: to shed a shell) To change one's appearance or behavior drastically, often for the worse.
  • Sau khi giàu có, anh ta đổ vỏ hoàn toàn. (After becoming rich, he changed completely [for the worse].)

verb

1. To pour; to spill
   • đổ nước vào chai
     To pour no the water in the bottle
2. To fall; to collapse; to fall in; to collapse
3. To throw; to shift; to impute