Definitions

1. Verb:
   • To check, to inspect, to verify: The primary meaning of "củ soát" is to examine something carefully and thoroughly to identify errors, irregularities, or to verify accuracy and compliance. It implies a meticulous and systematic review process.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Trước khi nộp báo cáo, anh ấy đã củ soát lại tất cả số liệu. (Before submitting the report, he checked all the data again.)
  • Công việc của kiểm toán viên là củ soát sổ sách kế toán. (The auditor's job is to inspect the accounting books.)
  • Hãy củ soát kỹ lưỡng các điều khoản trong hợp đồng. (Please verify the terms in the contract carefully.)

Advanced Usage Notes

• Tone and Register: "Củ soát" is considered a formal, literary, and somewhat archaic term in modern Vietnamese. It is rarely used in everyday spoken language. In contemporary usage, "kiểm tra", "kiểm soát", or "xem xét" are far more common for expressing "to check".
• Context: It is typically found in official documents, legal texts, historical writings, or formal instructions that require a tone of authority and precision.

Variants and Related Words

• Kiểm tra (verb): To check, to test, to inspect. (Common, modern synonym)
• Kiểm soát (verb): To control, to monitor, to check. (Often implies managing or regulating)
• Xem xét (verb): To consider, to review, to examine.
• Thanh tra (verb/noun): To inspect, to audit; an inspector. (Used in official/administrative contexts)
• Rà soát (verb): To review, to go over meticulously. (A closer modern equivalent in formal contexts)

Synonyms

• Kiểm tra: To check, to inspect.
• Rà soát: To review, to scrutinize.
• Xem xét: To examine, to consider.
• Thẩm tra: To investigate, to verify (often in legal/formal contexts).

Related Phrases (Collocations)

• Củ soát hồ sơ: To check/verify records/documents.
• Củ soát lại: To check over again, to re-examine.
• Củ soát kỹ lưỡng: To check meticulously/thoroughly.

Notes on Different Meanings

• The word "củ soát" does not have significantly different meanings. Its core meaning is consistently "to check/inspect carefully". Its primary distinction lies in its archaic and formal register compared to more common modern synonyms.

verb

1. to check