Definition

1. Noun:

   • Register, book, notebook: A bound set of pages used for recording information, such as accounts, names, or notes.
   • Vertical stroke: In calligraphy, particularly for Chinese characters (Hán tự), a straight stroke written from top to bottom.

2. Verb:

   • To cross out, to strike out: To draw a line through written text to indicate deletion or cancellation.
   • To escape, to get out: To break free from confinement or restraint.
   • To come undone, to unravel: For something that is tied, braided, or woven to become loose or untied.
   • To be delivered (of a baby): To be born, to come out from the mother's womb.
   • To grow rapidly: To shoot up in height or size quickly.
   • To fray: For fabric edges to become unraveled or worn.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Cô ấy ghi chú vào sổ tay. (She takes notes in her notebook.)
  • Viết chữ Hán phải chú ý nét sổ. (When writing Chinese characters, you must pay attention to the vertical stroke.)

• Verb:

  • Giáo viên sổ một câu sai trong bài văn. (The teacher crossed out an incorrect sentence in the essay.)
  • Con chim sổ khỏi lồng. (The bird escaped from its cage.)
  • Bím tóc của cô ấy bị sổ ra. (Her braid came undone.)
  • Đứa bé mới sổ được vài ngày. (The baby was just delivered a few days ago.)
  • Nó sổ cao hẳn sau kỳ nghỉ hè. (He shot up in height after the summer break.)
  • Mép vải đã bắt đầu sổ. (The edge of the fabric has started to fray.)

Advanced Usage

• "sổ sách": (n) books, accounts, records. Refers to financial or administrative records collectively.

  • Công ty cần kiểm tra lại sổ sách. (The company needs to audit its books.)

• "sổ đỏ": (n) literally "red book"; the common name for the Land Use Right Certificate in Vietnam.

  • Giao dịch nhà đất cần có sổ đỏ. (Real estate transactions require the "red book".)

Variants and Related Words

• Sổ tay (n): notebook, pocketbook, manual.

  • Anh ấy luôn mang theo sổ tay để ghi ý tưởng. (He always carries a notebook to jot down ideas.)

• Sổ lồng (v phrase): to escape from a cage; often used metaphorically for breaking free.

  • Cảm giác như chim sổ lồng. (It feels like a bird that has escaped its cage.)

Synonyms

• Noun (book): register, ledger, logbook.
• Verb (cross out): delete, strike through, cancel.
• Verb (escape): break free, flee, get away.
• Verb (unravel): come loose, untie, undo.

Related Idioms

• Sổ toẹt: to flatly deny or reject; to dismiss completely.

  • Họ đã sổ toẹt mọi cáo buộc. (They flatly denied all accusations.)

• Sổ nợ đời: (literary) to be born into life's debts; to be born.

  • Đứa trẻ sổ nợ đời trong một đêm mưa. (The child was born on a rainy night.)

noun

1. vertical stroke register, book

verb

1. to cross, to cross out to escape to undo, to spilt to be overgrown