nhíp
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Definition
Noun:
- Tweezers: A small tool consisting of two thin, stiff strips of metal joined at one end, used for gripping, plucking, or handling very small objects.
- Leaf spring: A long, curved, layered spring made of steel, used in the suspension of some vehicles to absorb shock.
Verb:
- To extract with tweezers: To remove something by gripping and pulling it with a pair of tweezers.
- (Colloquial) To resew a seam: To stitch a seam on a garment that has come undone.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cô ấy dùng nhíp để nhổ sợi lông mày. (She uses tweezers to pluck an eyebrow hair.)
- Chiếc xe tải cũ có hệ thống nhíp rất bền. (The old truck has a very durable leaf spring system.)
- Verb:
- Bác sĩ sẽ nhíp mảnh vụn thủy tinh ra. (The doctor will tweeze the glass splinter out.)
- Đường chỉ áo bung ra, tôi phải nhíp lại. (The seam on the shirt came apart, I have to resew it.)
Advanced Usage
- "nhíp xe" / "nhíp ô tô": Refers specifically to a vehicle's leaf spring.
- Việc chở quá nặng có thể làm gãy nhíp xe. (Overloading can break the vehicle's leaf spring.)
- The verb form meaning "to resew" is considered colloquial and is less common in modern standard usage.
Variants and Related Words
- Cái nhíp (n): Emphasizes the tool as a single item (pair of tweezers).
- Bộ nhíp (n): Can refer to a set of leaf springs on a vehicle.
- Nhổ bằng nhíp (v phrase): To pluck using tweezers.
Synonyms
- Tweezers: pincers, pluckers.
- Leaf spring: carriage spring.
- To extract with tweezers: to pluck, to pull out.
Related Idioms and Expressions
- Mắt nhíp lại: (Idiomatic) Describes eyes closing irresistibly, often due to extreme sleepiness.
- Buồn ngủ quá, mắt tôi cứ nhíp lại. (I'm so sleepy, my eyes keep closing.)
verb
- to extract with tweezers