No. 361 in Vietnamese
buộc
"Buộc" means "to tie" or "to compel."
In a sentence
Tôi đã buộc dây giày lại trước khi ra ngoài.
I tied my shoelaces before going out.
Here, 'buộc' means 'to tie' something physically, referring to the act of binding shoelaces.
Cô ấy cảm thấy buộc phải làm điều này để giúp đỡ bạn bè.
She felt compelled to do this to help her friends.
In this case, 'buộc' is part of an expression meaning 'to feel compelled or obliged,' showing a sense of necessity or obligation.
Đôi khi, chúng ta cần phải buộc bản thân cố gắng hơn.
Sometimes, we need to force ourselves to try harder.
Used here, 'buộc' means 'to force,' indicating an action of imposing action on oneself or others.
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