cất cao
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Definition
- Verb:
- To raise, to lift up (something, especially one's voice or a sound): "cất cao" means to make something, typically a voice, sound, or song, rise in volume or pitch.
- To elevate, to uplift (in a figurative sense): It can describe the act of elevating the spirit, mood, or tone of something.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cô ấy cất cao giọng hát. (She raised her singing voice.)
- Diễn giả cất cao lời kêu gọi đoàn kết. (The speaker raised/lifted up a call for unity.)
- Chim cất cao tiếng hót. (The bird raised its song.)
Advanced Usage
"cất cao tiếng nói": to raise one's voice (often in protest, song, or declaration).
- Người dân cất cao tiếng nói đòi công lý. (The people raised their voices to demand justice.)
"cất cao tinh thần": to lift/boost morale (figurative).
- Bài hát đã cất cao tinh thần của toàn đội. (The song lifted the morale of the whole team.)
Variants and Related Words
Cất lên (verb): to raise, to lift up (often used interchangeably with "cất cao" for sounds/voice).
- Cô ấy cất lên bài hát. (She began to sing/raised her voice in song.)
Vút cao (verb): to soar high, to shoot up (often for physical objects or sounds rising sharply).
- Tiếng hót vút cao lên trời. (The birdsong soared high into the sky.)
Synonyms
- Nâng cao: to elevate, to raise (more general, can apply to levels, standards, not just sound).
- Vang lên: to ring out, to resound (emphasizes the sound being produced and heard).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
(Note: As a compound verb, "cất cao" itself functions as a phrasal unit. Related Vietnamese verb phrases include:) - Cất lời: to speak up, to utter words (often in a formal or poetic context). - Ông ấy cất lời chúc phúc. (He spoke words of blessing.)
Related Idioms
- "Cất cao đôi cánh": to spread one's wings high (figurative, meaning to aim high or to embark on a grand endeavor).
- Tuổi trẻ hãy cất cao đôi cánh để bay xa. (Youth, spread your wings high to fly far.)
- Raise, lift up
- Cất cao tiếng nóiTo raise one's voice