bắt chợt
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catch unexpectedly
Verb
catch unexpectedly
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1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
catch unexpectedly Core Actions
To happen to see or notice something occurring unexpectedly without any prior preparation or expectation of the event.
vi Tôi bắt chợt một nụ cười thoáng qua trên gương mặt cô ấy.
en I caught a fleeting smile on her face.
Parts
bắt / chợt / A compound of bắt + chợt …
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Parts
bắt / chợt / A compound of bắt + chợt …
OriginA compound of bắt + chợt
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
扒眣
Candidates by syllable
bắt
扒
chợt
眣（𡂒）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
bất chợt
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Similar
bất chợt
Use
bắt đầu / bắt giữ / bắt tay / bắt chước …
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Use
bắt đầu / bắt giữ / bắt tay / bắt chước …