can-kê

Cô ấy can-kê bức tranh từ sách giáo khoa.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To trace (a drawing or map): The primary meaning of "can-kê" is the act of copying an image, design, or map by placing a transparent sheet over it and following its lines to create a duplicate.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy can-kê bức tranh từ sách giáo khoa. (She traced the picture from the textbook.)
  • Để vẽ bản đồ chính xác, trước tiên anh ấy đã can-kê nó. (To draw the map accurately, he first traced it.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is specific to the craft or technical process of manual copying. It is less common in modern, digital contexts but remains understood for traditional methods.

Variants and Related Words

• Can (v): A shortened, more common form meaning "to trace." "Can-kê" is a variant emphasizing the action.
  • Đứa trẻ can hình con vật. (The child traced the animal shape.)

Synonyms

• Trace: To copy by following lines seen through a transparent medium.
• Copy: To produce something that is identical to an original.

Notes on Usage

• "Can-kê" is a specific term. In everyday modern Vietnamese, the shortened form "can" is more frequently used.
• This word is not used for metaphorical copying (e.g., copying behavior) or digital copying; it refers strictly to a physical, manual tracing technique.