nứt
Definition
- Verb:
- To crack; to split: To develop a narrow opening or line on the surface without breaking completely into separate parts. This can apply to hard, brittle materials like glass, ceramics, or dried earth.
- To chap: To develop small cracks in the skin, typically due to dryness or cold.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cái tách này bị nứt. (This cup is cracked.)
- Mặt đất nứt nẻ vì hạn hán. (The ground is cracked due to drought.)
- Môi tôi hay bị nứt vào mùa đông. (My lips often chap in the winter.)
Advanced Usage
- "nứt ra": to split open, to fissure. Emphasizes the action of cracking apart.
- Hạt giống nứt ra và một mầm cây nhỏ xuất hiện. (The seed split open and a small sprout appeared.)
- "nứt toác": to crack wide open. An emphatic form indicating a severe or large crack.
- Bức tường nứt toác sau trận động đất. (The wall cracked wide open after the earthquake.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nứt nẻ (adj/verb): The state of being covered with many small cracks; severely cracked or chapped.
- Bàn tay nứt nẻ của người nông dân. (The farmer's chapped hands.)
- Rạn nứt (verb/noun): To develop fissures; a fissure or crack. Often used for relationships or structures.
- Mối quan hệ giữa họ bắt đầu rạn nứt. (Their relationship began to crack.)
Synonyms
- Crack: The most direct synonym for developing a fissure.
- Split: To break or cause to break into parts, often along a line.
- Fissure: A long, narrow crack or opening (more formal/technical).
- Chap: Specifically for skin.
Related Idioms
- Giàu nứt đố đổ vách: (Literally: So rich the walls crack and collapse.) An idiom describing extreme wealth.
- Gia đình ấy giàu nứt đố đổ vách. (That family is filthy rich.)
- Nứt mắt: (Literally: Cracked eyes.) A colloquial expression for staying awake very late or all night.
- Tôi thức học bài đến nứt mắt. (I stayed up studying all night long.)
verb
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to crack; to split; to chap
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