Definitions

1. Noun:

   • Great-great-great-grandchild: A descendant in the sixth generation; the child of a "chút" (great-great-grandchild).
   • A type of plant (botanical): Refers to a plant similar to "đót" (a type of reed or grass).

2. Verb:

   • To wind/tie tightly around the head: To wrap a cloth, such as a turban, securely around one's head.
   • (Of clothing) To fit closely, to hug the body: To be tight-fitting or to constrict closely.
   • To take in/tighten by stitching: To make a garment narrower by sewing.
   • To stop up, to fill in, to seal: To block or seal a gap, hole, or leak using a substance.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Ông cụ có một người chít. (The old man has a great-great-great-grandchild.)
  • Cây chít mọc ven đầm. (The "chít" plant grows by the pond.)

• Verb:

  • Bà ấy chít khăn rất khéo. (She winds her headscarf/turban very skillfully.)
  • Chiếc áo này chít ở eo. (This shirt is tight at the waist.)
  • Người thợ may chít bớt ống quần. (The tailor took in the trouser legs.)
  • Họ dùng xi măng để chít các khe hở trên tường. (They used cement to fill in the gaps in the wall.)

Advanced Usage

• "chít chặt": To bind/tie/wrap very tightly.
  • Anh ấy chít chặt chiếc khăn trên đầu. (He tied the cloth very tightly around his head.)
• "chít hờ": To tie/wrap loosely.
  • Cô ấy chỉ chít hờ chiếc khăn cho mát. (She only wrapped the scarf loosely for coolness.)

Variants and Related Words

• chít chít (onomatopoeic): The chirping sound of small birds.
  • Nghe tiếng chim kêu chít chít. (To hear birds chirping "chít chít".)
• chút (noun): Great-great-grandchild; the parent of a "chít".
• chắt (noun): Great-grandchild.
• bịt (verb): To cover, to stop up (a more common synonym for the sealing meaning).
• khâu hẹp lại (verb phrase): To sew narrower (a descriptive synonym for the stitching meaning).

Synonyms

• Quấn (verb): To wind, to wrap (for the head-winding meaning).
• Bó sát (verb phrase): To hug tightly, to be skin-tight (for the clothing meaning).
• Thu hẹp (verb): To narrow, to reduce in width (for the tailoring meaning).
• Trám, bít (verbs): To fill, to plug (for the sealing meaning).

Related Idioms

No specific idioms are commonly formed with the word "chít" as the core component.

noun

1. Great-great-great-grandchild

verb

1. To wind round the head
   • chít khăn
     to wind a turban round one's head
2. (nói về đồ mặc) To fit closely
   • thắt lưng da chít bụng
     a leather belt fitting closely
3. To stitch tighter
   • chít áo
     to stitch tighter a jacket
   • quần chít ống
     a pair of tight-legged trousers
4. To stop, to fill in
   • chít vách
     to fill in the gaps in a wattle and daub wall