Definition

Verb: - To wrap a turban around one's head: The action of winding and securing a long piece of cloth (a turban) around one's head, often as part of traditional attire or for practical purposes like keeping hair in place or absorbing sweat.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Các cụ già trong làng thường chít khăn khi mặc áo dài. (The elders in the village often wrap a turban around their heads when wearing an áo dài.)
  • Anh ấy chít khăn rất cẩn thận trước khi ra đồng. (He wraps a turban around his head very carefully before going to the field.)

Advanced Usage

• "chít khăn đóng khố": A phrase describing traditional, simple attire, often associated with ancient Vietnamese men or certain ethnic groups. It literally means to wear a turban and a loincloth, symbolizing basic, traditional clothing.
  • Trong lễ hội, các thanh niên mặc trang phục truyền thống chít khăn đóng khố. (During the festival, the young men wear traditional attire, wrapping turbans and wearing loincloths.)

Variants and Related Words

• Khăn (noun): Cloth, scarf, towel, or specifically, the long piece of fabric used for wrapping as a turban.
• Đội khăn (verb phrase): To wear a headscarf or headwrap. While similar, "đội khăn" can imply simply placing a scarf on the head, whereas "chít khăn" specifically describes the act of wrapping and securing it.
• Quấn khăn (verb phrase): To wind/wrap a scarf. This is a more general term for wrapping any cloth and can be used for the head, neck, etc.

Synonyms

• Quấn khăn lên đầu: To wind a scarf around one's head.
• Bịt khăn: To cover/bind with a cloth (can imply covering, not necessarily the specific wrapping technique of "chít").

Related Phrases

• Chít khăn mỏ quạ: To wrap a specific style of turban called "khăn mỏ quạ" (crow's beak turban), traditionally worn by Northern Vietnamese women in the past.
  • Trong bức ảnh cũ, bà tôi chít khăn mỏ quạ rất đẹp. (In the old photo, my grandmother wore a crow's beak turban very beautifully.)

verb

1. to wrap a turban around one's head