Definition

1. Verb:
   • To extract a tooth; to remove a tooth: "nhổ răng" refers to the medical or dental procedure of pulling a tooth out from its socket in the jawbone, typically due to decay, damage, or overcrowding.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Tôi phải đi nhổ răng khôn vào tuần tới. (I have to go get my wisdom tooth extracted next week.)
  • Bác sĩ nha khoa nói chiếc răng sâu này cần phải nhổ. (The dentist said this decayed tooth needs to be pulled out.)
  • Trẻ con thường sợ nhổ răng. (Children are often afraid of having a tooth pulled.)

Advanced Usage

• "nhổ răng không đau": painless tooth extraction.
  • Với công nghệ mới, việc nhổ răng gần như không đau. (With new technology, tooth extraction is almost painless.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhổ (verb): to pull out, to uproot (e.g., nhổ cỏ - to weed).
• Nhổ bỏ (verb): to extract and discard, to eradicate.
• Nhổ răng khôn (verb phrase): to extract a wisdom tooth.
• Nhổ răng sữa (verb phrase): to pull out a baby tooth/milk tooth.

Synonyms

• Nhổ bỏ răng: to extract a tooth (more formal/medical).
• Lấy răng ra: to take a tooth out (more colloquial).

Related Phrases

• Đi nhổ răng: to go for a tooth extraction.
  • Ông ấy đang đi nhổ răng. (He is going to get a tooth pulled.)
• Cần phải nhổ răng: to need a tooth extraction.
  • Chiếc răng này đau quá, chắc cần phải nhổ răng. (This tooth hurts so much, it probably needs to be extracted.)

Notes on Usage

• "Nhổ răng" is a specific compound verb. The core action is "nhổ" (to extract), and "răng" (tooth) is the object. It is always used together to mean the dental procedure.
• It is a common term used in everyday language as well as in medical/dental contexts.

verb

1. to draw a tooth; to take out a tooth