Definition

1. Verb:
   • To pull out; to draw out; to extract: To remove something from an interior, enclosed, or embedded position.
   • To withdraw; to retreat: To remove oneself or a group from a place, situation, or activity.
   • To reduce; to shorten: To make something smaller in size, amount, or duration.
   • To ebb; to subside; to recede: For water levels to go down.
   • To deduce; to derive; to draw (a conclusion): To arrive at an idea or lesson from information or experience.

Usage Examples

• To pull out/extract:
  • Anh ấy rút ví ra khỏi túi. (He pulled his wallet out of his pocket.)
  • Bác sĩ phải rút viên đạn ra. (The doctor had to extract the bullet.)
• To withdraw:
  • Công ty quyết định rút khỏi thị trường. (The company decided to withdraw from the market.)
  • Tôi cần rút tiền từ máy ATM. (I need to withdraw money from the ATM.)
• To reduce/shorten:
  • Chúng tôi phải rút ngắn bài phát biểu. (We have to shorten the speech.)
• To ebb/recede:
  • Nước lũ đã rút. (The floodwater has receded.)
• To deduce/derive:
  • Chúng ta có thể rút ra kết luận gì? (What conclusion can we draw?)

Advanced Usage

• "rút lui": to withdraw, to retreat (often formally or strategically).
  • Tướng lệnh cho quân đội rút lui. (The general ordered the army to retreat.)
• "rút kinh nghiệm": to learn from experience.
  • Sau thất bại, họ biết rút kinh nghiệm. (After the failure, they knew how to learn from the experience.)
• "rút gọn": to abbreviate, to simplify.
  • Văn bản này cần được rút gọn. (This document needs to be simplified.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rút cục (adv): in the end, finally.
  • Rút cục thì mọi chuyện cũng ổn. (In the end, everything was fine.)
• Rút thăm (v): to draw lots.
  • Chúng tôi sẽ rút thăm để chọn người thắng cuộc. (We will draw lots to choose the winner.)

Synonyms

• Pull out: extract, remove.
• Withdraw: retreat, pull back.
• Reduce: shorten, decrease.
• Recede: subside, ebb.
• Deduce: infer, conclude.

Related Idioms

• Rút dây động rừng: A small action can cause major consequences; to stir up trouble.
  • Lời nói đó có thể rút dây động rừng. (That statement could stir up a lot of trouble.)
• Rút lui trong danh dự: to withdraw honorably.
  • Ông ấy chọn rút lui trong danh dự. (He chose to withdraw honorably.)

verb

1. to pull out; to draw out; to get out
   • rút tiền ở ngân hàng ra
     to draw out money from the bank to go down; to ebb
   • nước lụt đã rút
     the flood has gone down to shrink in the wash