cởi

Thân thiện

Một cậu bé cởi chiếc áo khoác khi vào trong nhà.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To untie; to unfasten; to undo: To release something that is tied, fastened, or buttoned.
   • To take off; to remove: To remove an item of clothing or something worn on the body.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy cởi dây giày. (She unties her shoelaces.)
  • Anh ấy cởi áo khoác. (He takes off his jacket.)
  • Cởi trói cho tù nhân. (To untie the prisoner.)

Advanced Usage

• "cởi mở": to be open-minded, frank, or unreserved in communication.
  • Chúng tôi có một cuộc trò chuyện cởi mở. (We had an open conversation.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cởi bỏ (v): to cast off, to shed, to rid oneself of (often used figuratively).

  • Cởi bỏ gánh nặng. (To cast off a burden.)

• Cởi trói (v): to untie; often used literally or figuratively for freeing someone from constraints.

  • Chính sách mới cởi trói cho doanh nghiệp. (The new policy frees businesses from constraints.)

Synonyms

• Untie: to undo a knot or binding.
• Unfasten: to open something that is fixed closed.
• Remove: to take off.
• Undo: to unfasten or loosen.

Related Idioms

• Được lời như cởi tấm lòng: (To hear a kind/agreeable word is like having one's heart unburdened.) A comforting or understanding word brings great relief.

  • Lời an ủi của cô ấy đúng là "được lời như cởi tấm lòng". (Her words of comfort truly brought great relief.)

• Yêu nhau cởi áo cho nhau: (If you love each other, you give each other the shirt off your back.) To express deep love and selfless sacrifice.

  • Họ giúp đỡ nhau không tính toán, đúng là yêu nhau cởi áo cho nhau. (They help each other without calculation, truly showing selfless love.)

Học thuật

verb

1. to disengage; to untre; to unfasten
   • cởi trói cho tù nhân
     To untie for prisoner
2. To take off; to set off
   • cởi quần áo
     to take off one's clothes