Definition

1. Verb:
   • To undergo loss, to diminish, to be reduced: Refers to the process of decreasing in quantity, volume, or value, often due to natural causes, waste, or inefficiency during handling, storage, or transportation.
   • To be short, to be deficient: Indicates a state where the actual amount is less than the expected or original amount due to loss.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Gạo sàng nhiều lần bị hao hụt khá nhiều. (By dint of sieving, the rice has undergone quite a loss.)
  • Hàng hóa dễ bị hao hụt trong quá trình vận chuyển đường dài. (Goods are prone to loss during long-distance transportation.)
  • Chúng tôi phải tính toán cả phần hao hụt tự nhiên khi nhập kho. (We have to calculate the natural loss when storing in the warehouse.)

Advanced Usage

• "hao hụt trong chỉ số cho phép": loss within the permissible limit/tolerance.

  • Lượng nước bốc hơi chỉ gây hao hụt trong chỉ số cho phép. (The amount of evaporated water only causes a loss within the permissible limit.)

• "bị hao hụt đáng kể": to suffer significant loss/depletion.

  • Ngân sách dự án bị hao hụt đáng kể do lạm phát. (The project budget suffered significant depletion due to inflation.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hao (verb): to be consumed, to be used up, to diminish.

  • Xăng hao rất nhanh khi chạy đường thành phố. (Petrol is consumed very quickly when driving in the city.)

• Hao mòn (verb): to wear out, to depreciate (often for machinery, assets).

  • Máy móc hao mòn theo thời gian. (Machinery wears out over time.)

• Thiếu hụt (verb/noun): to be deficient, to be lacking; a shortage, a deficit.

  • Khu vực này thiếu hụt nguồn nước sạch. (This area has a shortage of clean water sources.)

Synonyms

• Mất mát: to lose, loss (often with a more general or emotional connotation).
• Giảm sút: to decrease, to decline (focuses on the reduction itself).
• Suy giảm: to diminish, to dwindle (often for quality, strength, or resources).

Related Phrases

• Tỷ lệ hao hụt: loss rate.

  • Chúng tôi đang cố gắng giảm tỷ lệ hao hụt nguyên liệu. (We are trying to reduce the raw material loss rate.)

• Hao hụt trọng lượng: loss in weight.

  • Trái cây tươi thường có hao hụt trọng lượng do mất nước. (Fresh fruits often have a loss in weight due to dehydration.)

1. Undergo some loss, diminish
   • Gạo sàng nhiều lần bị hao hụt khá nhiều
     By dint of sieving, the rice has undergone quite a loss