Definition

1. Verb:
   • To assign, to detail, to appoint: The act of officially or formally giving someone a specific task, duty, or role, often within an organized group or for a particular purpose. It implies a division or allocation of responsibilities.
   • To delegate: To entrust a task or responsibility to another person.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Giám đốc sẽ cắt cử nhân viên phụ trách từng dự án. (The director will assign employees to be in charge of each project.)
  • Ban tổ chức cần cắt cử người lo phần hậu cần. (The organizing committee needs to assign someone to handle logistics.)
  • Anh ấy được cắt cử làm trưởng nhóm. (He was assigned to be the team leader.)

Advanced Usage

• "cắt cử công việc": to assign/distribute work.

  • Trưởng phòng đang cắt cử công việc cho cả nhóm. (The department head is assigning work to the whole team.)

• "được cắt cử": to be assigned (passive voice, focusing on the recipient of the duty).

  • Tôi được cắt cử tham gia hội đồng giám khảo. (I was assigned to participate in the judging panel.)

Variants and Related Words

• Phân công (verb): To assign, to allocate. This is a very close synonym, often used interchangeably with "cắt cử," though "phân công" can sound slightly more neutral or routine.

  • Cô giáo phân công nhiệm vụ cho từng học sinh. (The teacher assigns tasks to each student.)

• Chỉ định (verb): To designate, to appoint. This emphasizes a formal appointment or nomination, often by someone in authority.

  • Công ty chỉ định anh ấy làm đại diện. (The company appointed him as the representative.)

Synonyms

• Giao nhiệm vụ: To give/entrust a task.
• Bổ nhiệm: To appoint (often to an official position).
• Phân phối công việc: To distribute work.

Related Phrases

• Cắt cử người canh gác: To assign guard duty (to various people). This is a classic example showing the word's use in organizing specific duties.
  • Viên sĩ quan cắt cử người canh gác cho các trạm quanh doanh trại. (The officer assigned guards to posts around the barracks.)

Notes on Usage

• Formality: "Cắt cử" is a standard, formal word commonly used in organizational, administrative, military, or group activity contexts. It is less common in very casual, everyday conversation about simple tasks.
• Implied Structure: The word often carries an implication that tasks are being divided systematically among several people or that an official order is being given.

1. To detail, to tell off, to assign
   • cắt cử người canh gác
     to assign guard duty to various people, to assign various people to guard duty