Definition

1. 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.

2. 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.)

noun

1. tweezers

verb

1. to extract with tweezers