Definition

1. Verb:
   • To weave: The primary meaning of "dệt" is the process of interlacing threads (warp and weft) to create fabric or cloth, typically using a loom.
   • To knit or to work (a pattern): It can also refer to the act of creating fabric by hand or machine, often implying the creation of a specific pattern or texture.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Bà tôi thường dệt vải bằng khung cửi. (My grandmother often weaves fabric on a loom.)
  • Nhà máy này dệt ra những tấm thảm rất đẹp. (This factory weaves very beautiful carpets.)
  • Cô ấy đang dệt một chiếc khăn len. (She is knitting a woolen scarf.)

Advanced Usage

• "dệt nên": To weave into existence, to fabricate (a story, a legend). This is a figurative use.

  • Những câu chuyện dân gian được dệt nên từ trí tưởng tượng phong phú. (Folk tales are woven from a rich imagination.)

• "dệt thoi": To weave using a shuttle (a traditional method).

  • Nghề dệt thoi thủ công đang dần mai một. (The craft of shuttle weaving is gradually fading.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dệt kim (verb phrase): To knit (specifically with needles).

  • Cô ấy thích dệt kim áo len cho con. (She likes to knit sweaters for her child.)

• Dệt may (noun phrase): The textile and garment industry.

  • Ngành dệt may là một trong những ngành xuất khẩu chính. (The textile and garment industry is one of the main export sectors.)

• Thợ dệt (noun): Weaver.

  • Người thợ dệt lành nghề tạo ra những tấm vải tinh xảo. (The skilled weaver creates exquisite fabrics.)

Synonyms

• Đan: To knit or braid (often used for creating openwork or specific patterns with loops, like in knitting or crocheting).
• Kết: To join, to link (can be used in a broader sense for connecting elements).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Dệt vào: To weave into (literally or figuratively).
  • Bà đã dệt những sợi chỉ vàng vào tấm vải. (She wove golden threads into the fabric.)

Related Idioms

• Thêu hoa dệt gấm: Literally "to embroider flowers and weave brocade"; figuratively means to embellish, to describe something in an overly ornate or flowery way, often a story.
  • Đừng có thêu hoa dệt gấm câu chuyện lên nữa! (Stop embellishing the story so much!)

verb

1. to weave
   • thợ dệt
     weaver