đỗi

Definition

Noun:
- Degree; extent; measure: A unit or standard for measuring intensity, quantity, or level, often used with words like "quá" (too) to indicate excess.
- A period of time; a while: A span or duration of time, often unspecified but not extremely long.
- A stretch of distance; a segment of a journey: A portion or leg of a path or road that has been traveled.
Noun (obsolete):
- Water channel; small stream: A narrow waterway or canal (this meaning is now rare and mostly found in older texts or specific regional dialects).
Verb (archaic):
- To miss; to fail to keep: To not meet an obligation, such as missing an appointment or breaking a promise.
- To let slip; to miss out on: To fail to get or do something at the appointed time.

Usage Examples

Noun (Degree):
- Cô ấy tốt bụng quá đỗi. (She is kind to an excessive degree.)
Noun (Period of time):
- Hãy đợi tôi một đỗi. (Wait for me a little while.)
Noun (Distance):
- Chúng tôi đã đi được một đỗi đường dài. (We had traveled a long stretch of road.)
Verb (Archaic):
- Anh ấy đã đỗi hẹn với tôi. (He failed to keep his appointment with me.)

Advanced Usage

"quá đỗi": An adverbial phrase meaning "excessively," "too much," or "beyond measure." It intensifies the adjective or verb it modifies.
- Tôi quá đỗi ngạc nhiên. (I was exceedingly surprised.)

Variants and Related Words

Đỗi chừng (phrase): To a certain extent or degree; moderately.
- Công việc đỗi chừng khó khăn. (The work is moderately difficult.)

Synonyms

Related Idioms

Quá đỗi đáng yêu: Lovable beyond measure; exceedingly lovely.
- Đứa bé đó quá đỗi đáng yêu. (That child is utterly adorable.)
Một đỗi lâu: For quite a long while.
- Bà ấy suy nghĩ một đỗi lâu. (She thought for quite a long while.)

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