đưa

See also: dua, duă, dứa, dừa, dưa, du'a, du'a', dựa, đua, đũa, and đùa

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Verb

đưa (拸, 迻, 𫯖)

  1. (transitive) to bring, to take, to give, to hand
    Tôi đã đưa số tiền cho ông ấy.
    I already gave him [older man] some money.
    đưa thư đến tận tay
    to deliver a letter to [the recipient's] hands
    đưa tin cho báo
    to tip off a newspaper
  2. (transitive) to lead, to guide, to drive
    Đưa trâu ra đồng.
    Take the water buffalo out to the field.
    Đưa khách đi tham quan.
    Take the guests sightseeing.
    đưa bóng vào lưới
    to drive the ball into the net
  3. (transitive) to reach out (to extend one's hand, foot, etc.); to brandish
    Đưa tay đỡ lấy đứa bé.
    Hold the baby in your hands.
    Đưa chân đá quả bóng.
    Kick the ball with your foot.
    đưa dao ra hăm dọa
    to brandish a knife menacingly
    đưa đầu chịu đòn
    to show one's head to accept punishment
  4. (transitive) to put into
    Đưa tất cả công sức vào việc này.
    Put all your effort into this task.
    đưa tiền ra mua chuộc
    to put out money to bribe
  5. (transitive, only in compounds) to bring up
    Các báo đã đưa tin…
    The newspapers have reported…
    Đưa vấn đề ra thảo luận.
    Bring up the issue for discussion.
  6. (transitive) to accompany, to escort
    Đưa khách ra đến tận cổng.
    Accompany the guests to the outermost gate.
    đưa bạn lên đường
    to accompany a friend on the road
  7. (transitive, figuratively) to lead to, to guide to, to drive an outcome
    đưa cuộc kháng chiến tới thắng lợi
    to lead the resistance to victory
    Chủ quan đưa đến thất bại.
    Subjectivity leads to failure.
  8. (intransitive or transitive) to shuffle, to shift, to swing (to move in a slovenly, dragging manner):
    Mắt nó cứ đưa qua đảo lại.
    The child's eyes kept shifting back and forth.
    đưa võng ru em
    to push a hammock to lull a child to sleep

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