cắt may
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Definition
Verb: * To confection, to tailor, to sew (clothing): The process of creating a garment from fabric, encompassing the steps of measuring, cutting the fabric according to a pattern, and sewing the pieces together. It implies a skilled, often bespoke or custom-made process.
Usage
- This verb describes the professional or skilled activity of making clothes. It is more specific than general sewing () as it includes the crucial cutting stage.
- It is commonly used for professions (thợ cắt may), services (tiệm cắt may), or the act itself.
- Grammar Note: It functions as a compound verb. It can be used transitively (cắt may ) or intransitively.
Usage Examples
- Transitive use:
- Chị ấy cắt may một chiếc váy dự tiệc. (She is making a party dress.)
- Bà tôi tự cắt may quần áo cho cả gia đình. (My grandmother tailored clothes for the whole family herself.)
- Intransitive use / Noun modifier:
- Cô ấy học cắt may ở trường dạy nghề. (She learned dressmaking at a vocational school.)
- Anh ấy mở một cửa hàng cắt may. (He opened a tailoring shop.)
Advanced Usage
- "cắt may đo": This phrase emphasizes the custom-made, made-to-measure aspect of tailoring.
- Bộ vest này được cắt may đo riêng cho khách hàng. (This suit was custom-tailored specifically for the client.)
Variants and Related Words
- May (verb): To sew. This is a component of "cắt may" but alone it refers specifically to the act of joining fabric with thread.
- Cắt (verb): To cut. This is a component of "cắt may" but alone it refers to the general action of cutting any material.
- Thợ may (noun): Seamstress, tailor (focuses more on the sewing aspect).
- Thợ cắt may (noun): Tailor, dressmaker (encompasses the full process of cutting and sewing).
Synonyms
- May đo (verb): To tailor, to make clothes to measure. Very close in meaning, often used interchangeably with "cắt may".
- Thiết kế và may (verb phrase): To design and sew. This phrase explicitly includes the design element.
Related Phrases / Compound Terms
- Nghề cắt may (noun phrase): The profession of tailoring/dressmaking.
- Tiệm cắt may / Cửa hàng cắt may (noun phrase): A tailor's shop, a dressmaker's shop.
- Máy cắt may (noun phrase): This typically refers to industrial cutting machines used in garment production, not a compound verb.