Definition

1. Noun:
   • Freight charge; shipping cost; transportation fee: The money paid for the transport of goods or luggage.
   • Frostbite; chilblain: A medical condition where the skin, especially on fingers or toes, becomes swollen, red, and itchy due to exposure to cold.
   • (Archaic) A type of silkworm; the silk produced by this worm: Historically refers to a specific silkworm species or the raw silk thread it produces.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Freight charge):
  • Cước vận chuyển hàng hóa rất đắt. (The freight charge for the goods is very expensive.)
  • Anh ấy đã trả cước cho bưu kiện. (He paid the postage for the parcel.)
• Noun (Frostbite):
  • Trời lạnh khiến tay tôi bị cước. (The cold weather gave me chilblains on my hands.)
• Noun (Silkworm/Silk):
  • Dây câu cá ngày xưa thường được làm bằng cước. (Fishing lines in the old days were often made from this type of silk.)

Advanced Usage

• "cước phí": A more formal compound term specifically for "shipping fee" or "freight charge".
  • Cước phí vận chuyển đã bao gồm trong hóa đơn. (The shipping fee is included in the invoice.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cước vận chuyển (n): Transportation cost.
• Cước điện thoại (n): Telephone charge (a common modern extension).
• Cước internet (n): Internet subscription fee (a common modern extension).
• Bị cước (v): To suffer from chilblains.

Synonyms

• Freight; Shipping cost; Postage: For the transportation meaning.
• Chilblain; Frostnip: For the medical condition.
• Raw silk; Silk thread: For the archaic meaning.

Related Idioms

• Ăn cước: In some contexts, can mean to take advantage of a situation for personal gain, related to the idea of "charging" or "taking a fee".
  • Hắn ta chuyên đi ăn cước trong các giao dịch. (He specializes in taking illicit cuts from transactions.)

noun

1. Foot

noun

1. Transportation charges