Definition

1. Verb:
   • To set type / to typeset: The primary meaning of "sắp chữ" is the manual process of arranging individual, pre-cast metal letters (types) into the correct order to form words and lines for printing.
   • To compose text (for printing): It refers to the skilled work of preparing text for a printing press by assembling movable type.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Người thợ già đang cần mẫn sắp chữ cho trang sách. (The old craftsman is diligently setting type for the book page.)
  • Công việc sắp chữ thủ công ngày nay rất hiếm. (The work of manual typesetting is very rare today.)
  • Trước khi in, họ phải sắp chữ toàn bộ bài báo. (Before printing, they had to typeset the entire newspaper article.)

Advanced Usage

• Historical/Technical Context: "Sắp chữ" specifically describes the process in letterpress printing. It is an obsolete profession in the modern digital era but remains a key term in the history of publishing and printing technology.

Variants and Related Words

• Thợ sắp chữ (n): typesetter, compositor.

  • Ông nội tôi từng là một thợ sắp chữ lành nghề. (My grandfather was once a skilled typesetter.)

• Máy sắp chữ (n): typesetting machine.

  • Máy sắp chữ Linotype đã cách mạng hóa ngành in. (The Linotype typesetting machine revolutionized the printing industry.)

Synonyms

• Typeset: to arrange type for printing.
• Compose: to set up type for printing (as in "compose a page").

Related Terms (Not Synonyms)

• In ấn (n/ v): printing. "Sắp chữ" is a crucial step within the broader process of "in ấn".
• Chữ in (n): printed text; typeface. This is the product resulting from "sắp chữ".

verb

1. to set types