Definition

1. Verb:

   • To knit: The process of creating fabric by interlocking loops of yarn using needles.
   • To perform knitting: The act of making garments or textiles through the knitting technique.

2. Noun (as a gerund/activity):

   • Knitting: The craft or activity of making items from yarn using knitting needles.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Bà tôi thường dệt kim những chiếc khăn choàng vào mùa đông. (My grandmother often knits scarves in the winter.)
  • Cô ấy đang học cách dệt kim một chiếc áo len. (She is learning how to knit a sweater.)

• Noun (activity):

  • Dệt kim là một sở thích thư giãn của nhiều người. (Knitting is a relaxing hobby for many people.)

Advanced Usage

• "hàng dệt kim": This is a compound noun meaning "knitwear" or "knitted goods". It refers to finished products created by knitting.
  • Cửa hàng này chuyên bán các loại hàng dệt kim chất lượng cao. (This store specializes in selling high-quality knitwear.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đan (len): A near-synonym often used interchangeably in casual speech for "to knit". (Note: Technically, "đan" can be broader, sometimes encompassing crochet, while "dệt kim" is specific to knitting with two needles.)
• Sợi kim: A less common term referring to yarn specifically used for knitting.
• Kim đan: Knitting needles.

Synonyms

• Đan: To knit, to weave (in a general sense for yarn crafts).

Related Phrases

• Máy dệt kim: Knitting machine.
  • Nhà máy sử dụng máy dệt kim hiện đại để sản xuất. (The factory uses modern knitting machines for production.)

1. Hàng dệt kim
2. Knitwear