cắt khúc
Definition
- Verb:
- To cut into pieces, to cut into sections: The action of dividing something long or whole into smaller, distinct pieces or segments. This often refers to cutting food items like vegetables, meat, or fruits into chunks or sections, but can also apply to other materials.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Mẹ cắt khúc cà rốt để nấu súp. (Mother cuts the carrots into pieces to cook soup.)
- Anh ấy cắt khúc cây tre dài thành nhiều đoạn ngắn. (He cut the long bamboo pole into many short sections.)
- Trước khi xào, bạn nên cắt khúc đậu đũa. (Before stir-frying, you should cut the yardlong beans into pieces.)
Advanced Usage
- "cắt thành từng khúc": to cut into individual pieces/sections. This phrase emphasizes the action of creating separate, distinct pieces.
- Công nhân cắt thành từng khúc ống nước bị hỏng. (The workers cut the broken water pipe into individual sections.)
Variants and Related Words
- Cắt (verb): to cut. The general verb for cutting.
- Khúc (noun): a piece, a section, a chunk. Often used to describe a segment of something long.
- Chặt khúc (verb phrase): to chop into pieces (often with more force, e.g., for wood or bones).
- Chặt khúc củi (to chop firewood into pieces).
- Xắt khúc (verb phrase): to slice into pieces. Similar to "cắt khúc" but can imply thinner or more precise slicing.
- Xắt khúc dưa leo (to slice cucumbers into pieces).
Synonyms
- Chia nhỏ: to divide into smaller parts.
- Cắt đoạn: to cut into segments (very similar in meaning).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Cắt ra từng khúc: to cut out into pieces. This is a more descriptive variant of "cắt khúc".
- Cô ấy cắt ra từng khúc xúc xích cho bữa tiệc. (She cut the sausages into pieces for the party.)
Related Idioms
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Cut into pieces
