cước
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Definition
- 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
- Transportation charges