Definitions

1. Verb:

   • To cut, to cut off, to cut out: To use a sharp object to separate or divide something into parts.
   • To interrupt, to stop: To cause something to cease or be discontinued.
   • To assign, to designate: To appoint or allocate someone to a specific task or duty.
   • To slice, to pare: To reduce something in size or amount by removing parts, often in thin layers.
   • To sever, to block: To physically or figuratively divide or obstruct a connection or path.
   • (In sports) To cut, to slice: To hit a ball with a sharp, angled stroke.

2. Noun:

   • Common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus): A small, swift bird of prey.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Anh ấy cắt cỏ trong vườn. (He cuts the grass in the garden.)
  • Thợ may đang cắt vải để may áo dài. (The tailor is cutting fabric to sew an áo dài.)
  • Xin đừng cắt lời tôi. (Please don't interrupt me.)
  • Công ty buộc phải cắt giảm nhân sự. (The company was forced to cut staff.)
  • Huấn luyện viên cắt người đó vào đội hình chính. (The coach assigned that person to the starting lineup.)
  • Cầu thủ cắt bóng rất chính xác. (The player sliced the ball very accurately.)

• Noun:

  • Chim cắt bay lượn trên bầu trời. (The kestrel soars in the sky.)
  • Cô ấy chạy nhanh như cắt. (She runs as swift as a kestrel.)

Advanced Usage

• "cắt đứt": To sever, to cut off completely (a relationship, connection).

  • Họ quyết định cắt đứt quan hệ làm ăn. (They decided to sever their business relationship.)

• "cắt cử": To assign duties, to delegate.

  • Giám đốc cắt cử nhiệm vụ cho từng phòng ban. (The director assigned tasks to each department.)

• "cắt giảm": To reduce, to cut down (on costs, budget).

  • Chính phủ đang tìm cách cắt giảm chi tiêu. (The government is looking for ways to cut spending.)

• "cắt ngang": To cut across, to intersect.

  • Con đường mới cắt ngang qua cánh đồng. (The new road cuts across the field.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sự cắt (n): The act of cutting; a cut.
• Vết cắt (n): A cut (wound); an incision.
• Lát cắt (n): A slice; a cross-section; (figuratively) a perspective or sample.
  • Bài báo phân tích lát cắt xã hội đương đại. (The article analyzes a cross-section of contemporary society.)
• Dao cắt (n): A cutting knife, a cutter.
• Máy cắt (n): A cutter, a cutting machine.
• Cắt kính (n): Glass cutter.

Synonyms

• Chặt (v): To chop (implies more force, often with an axe).
• Xén (v): To trim, to clip (e.g., hair, hedges).
• Cưa (v): To saw.
• Ngắt (v): To pick (flowers); to break off; to hang up (a phone call).
• Hủy (v): To cancel (not for physical cutting).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Cắt điện / nước: To cut off the electricity / water supply.
• Cắt tóc: To get a haircut / to cut hair.
• Cắt móng tay: To cut one's fingernails.
• Cắt bỏ: To cut out, to remove (often surgically or by editing).
• Cắt nghĩa: To explain, to interpret (archaic/literary).

Related Idioms

• Nhanh như cắt: As swift as a kestrel; very fast.
  • Cậu bé giải bài toán nhanh như cắt. (The boy solved the math problem in a flash.)
• Ruột đau như cắt: To feel a cutting pain in one's entrails; to be heartbroken, deeply distressed.
  • Nghe tin dữ, bà ruột đau như cắt. (Upon hearing the bad news, she was cut to the heart.)

noun

1. Common kestrel
   • nhanh như cắt
     swift as a doe

verb

1. To cut, to cut off, to cut out, to pare
   • cắt cỏ
     to cut grass
   • cắt tóc
     to cut hair
   • cắt quần áo
     to cut clothes
   • ruột đau như cắt
     to feel a cutting pain in one's entrails, to be cut to the heart
   • đường xe lửa cắt ngang cánh đồng
     the railway cuts through the field
   • cắt đường giao thông