cắt
[kat̚˧˦]
To cut in Vietnamese is cắt.
Cắt is a general term for cut used in various contexts such as cutting objects or cutting hair. For specific needs, you may use other forms: cắt tóc is the standard way to say both 'to cut hair' and 'to get a haircut' and cắt giảm is commonly used when talking about reducing amounts, such as costs or staff.
Meaning: to divide with a sharp instrument (verb)
Which one should you use?
While cắt is a general term, chặt specifically refers to cutting through something with force or chopping. Cắt đứt is used to express the meaning of cut off or sever.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
To express that something has been cut or cut off, use the marker bị before the verb cắt.
Did you know?
- The word cắt did not originally mean to cut with a blade, but rather to 'pluck' or 'harvest' something by hand.
Examples in context
- Nước bị cắt rồi.The water has been cut off.This sentence shows how to use cắt to describe water being cut off.Tatoeba #9985055 by dotheduyet1999, translation #276773 by CK
- Cắt móng tay đi.Cut your nails.This sentence demonstrates the use of cắt for cutting nails.Tatoeba #13340670 by leucammieuvu, translation #2939445 by CM
- Bạn sẽ cắt giảm chứ?Will you cut it out?This sentence uses the compound verb cắt giảm to ask about reducing something.Tatoeba #5150481 by truongap, translation #3821682 by CK
- Tôi muốn cắt tóc ngắn.I want to cut my hair short.
- Anh ấy đang cắt bánh mỳ.He is cutting the bread.
- Người đàn ông đang chặt cây.The man is chopping down a tree.
- Tôi đã cắt đứt mối quan hệ với anh ta.I have cut off ties with him.
- Chúng ta nên cắt đứt vòng luẩn quẩn này.We should sever this vicious cycle.
- Bọn mình cắt ngắn buổi họp để kịp xem phim.We cut the meeting short to catch the movie.
- Anh ấy thường cắt ngắn câu chuyện khi nó trở nên rườm rà.He often shortens the story when it becomes too complicated.
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Example conversation
Chi and Hung are preparing for a party in the kitchen.
- ChiHùng ơi, anh cắt hoa quả giúp em nhé?Hung, can you cut the fruit for me?
- HùngĐược chứ, để anh lấy dao.Sure, let me get the knife.
- ChiCảm ơn anh, anh cắt miếng nhỏ thôi.Thanks, please cut them into small pieces.
- HùngEm yên tâm, anh sẽ cắt đẹp mà.Don't worry, I will cut them beautifully.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “cut” translations and entries cắt, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cắt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
