Definition

1. Verb:
   • To lose weight: To experience a reduction in one's body mass. This is the primary and most common meaning.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy đã sút cân sau khi tập thể dục đều đặn. (She lost weight after exercising regularly.)
  • Anh ấy lo lắng vì sút cân nhiều mà không rõ nguyên nhân. (He is worried because he lost a lot of weight for no clear reason.)
  • Tôi không muốn sút cân thêm nữa. (I don't want to lose any more weight.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase can sometimes imply unintentional or concerning weight loss, often due to illness or stress, though it can also describe intentional weight loss.

Variants and Related Words

• Tăng cân (v): to gain weight.
  • Ăn nhiều đồ ngọt dễ dẫn đến tăng cân. (Eating a lot of sweets can easily lead to gaining weight.)
• Giảm cân (v): to reduce weight, to slim down. This is a more direct synonym, often used for intentional weight loss efforts.
  • Cô ấy đang theo một chế độ ăn để giảm cân. (She is on a diet to lose weight.)

Synonyms

• Lose weight: The most direct English equivalent.
• Slim down: To become thinner, often by diet or exercise.

Related Idioms

• While "sút cân" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is commonly used in expressions of concern about health.
  • Sút cân không phanh: to lose weight uncontrollably.

    • Ốm nặng khiến bà ấy sút cân không phanh. (The serious illness caused her to lose weight uncontrollably.)