Definition

1. Verb:
   • To raise, to lift up (something, especially one's voice or a sound): "cất cao" means to make something, typically a voice, sound, or song, rise in volume or pitch.
   • To elevate, to uplift (in a figurative sense): It can describe the act of elevating the spirit, mood, or tone of something.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy cất cao giọng hát. (She raised her singing voice.)
  • Diễn giả cất cao lời kêu gọi đoàn kết. (The speaker raised/lifted up a call for unity.)
  • Chim cất cao tiếng hót. (The bird raised its song.)

Advanced Usage

• "cất cao tiếng nói": to raise one's voice (often in protest, song, or declaration).

  • Người dân cất cao tiếng nói đòi công lý. (The people raised their voices to demand justice.)

• "cất cao tinh thần": to lift/boost morale (figurative).

  • Bài hát đã cất cao tinh thần của toàn đội. (The song lifted the morale of the whole team.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cất lên (verb): to raise, to lift up (often used interchangeably with "cất cao" for sounds/voice).

  • Cô ấy cất lên bài hát. (She began to sing/raised her voice in song.)

• Vút cao (verb): to soar high, to shoot up (often for physical objects or sounds rising sharply).

  • Tiếng hót vút cao lên trời. (The birdsong soared high into the sky.)

Synonyms

• Nâng cao: to elevate, to raise (more general, can apply to levels, standards, not just sound).
• Vang lên: to ring out, to resound (emphasizes the sound being produced and heard).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

(Note: As a compound verb, "cất cao" itself functions as a phrasal unit. Related Vietnamese verb phrases include:) - Cất lời: to speak up, to utter words (often in a formal or poetic context). - Ông ấy cất lời chúc phúc. (He spoke words of blessing.)

Related Idioms

• "Cất cao đôi cánh": to spread one's wings high (figurative, meaning to aim high or to embark on a grand endeavor).
  • Tuổi trẻ hãy cất cao đôi cánh để bay xa. (Youth, spread your wings high to fly far.)

1. Raise, lift up
   • Cất cao tiếng nói
     To raise one's voice