Definition

1. Verb:
   • To reduce, to cut down, to omit: "bỏ bớt" means to remove or decrease a part of something, making it less in quantity, size, or complexity.
   • To trim, to pare down: It implies simplifying or streamlining by removing excess or unnecessary elements.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Chúng ta nên bỏ bớt những chi tiết rườm rà trong báo cáo. (We should cut down on the elaborate details in the report.)
  • Để nấu ăn nhanh hơn, cô ấy thường bỏ bớt một vài bước. (To cook faster, she often omits a few steps.)
  • Bỏ bớt đồ đạc cũ để căn phòng rộng rãi hơn. (Get rid of some old furniture to make the room more spacious.)

Advanced Usage

• "bỏ bớt đi": A more colloquial form emphasizing the action of removal.
  • Bài văn dài quá, em cần bỏ bớt đi vài đoạn. (The essay is too long; you need to cut out a few paragraphs.)
• Used in procedural or organizational contexts to indicate streamlining.
  • Công ty đang tìm cách bỏ bớt các khâu trung gian. (The company is looking for ways to eliminate intermediate stages.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giảm bớt (verb): To reduce, to decrease (often focuses more on reduction in amount/degree than on removal).
  • giảm bớt áp lực (to reduce pressure)
• Lược bỏ (verb): To omit, to leave out (more formal, often used for textual/content omission).
  • lược bỏ chi tiết thừa (to omit redundant details)
• Cắt giảm (verb): To cut, to slash (often used for budgets, costs, staff).
  • cắt giảm ngân sách (to cut the budget)

Synonyms

• Cắt bớt: To cut down.
• Rút gọn: To shorten, to abbreviate.
• Tinh giản: To streamline, to simplify (an organization/process).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Bỏ bớt ra: To take some out, to set aside a portion.
  • Hãy bỏ bớt ra một ít tiền để tiết kiệm. (Set aside some money for savings.)

Related Idioms

• Bỏ bớt đầu bớt đuôi: (Literally: to cut off the head and the tail) To oversimplify by removing crucial parts, often leading to a loss of essential meaning.
  • Đừng bỏ bớt đầu bớt đuôi câu chuyện, người nghe sẽ không hiểu. (Don't chop off the beginning and end of the story, or the listener won't understand.)

1. Reduse, cut down
   • Bỏ bớt những thủ tục không cần thiết
     To cut down unnecessary formalities