cất

Level ≈B2 (approx.) verb Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [kət̚˧˦]Huế [kək̚˦˧˥]Saigon [kək̚˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

cấtrisingsắc

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

cất means to distil.

Meanings of cất in English

Verb

to distil

Verb

to lift, to raise
- cất tiếng thở dàito heave a heavy sigh
- Máy bay cất cánh lúc 6 giờ.The airplane took off at 6 a.m.
to clear; to relocate, to put back
- cất sách vô cặpto put one's books into a bag
- Tôi cất mấy cái đĩa sạch.I put away some clean dishes.

Words with cất

cất bước cất cánh cất công cất giấu cất giữ cất nhắc cất tiếng cất trữ chôn cất chưng cất nước cất

Example sentences with cất

Tôi sẽ cất nó ở ngăn tủ trên cùng. I'm going to keep this in the top drawer.
Chúng ta hãy cất cái này vào trong két đi. Let's put this in the safe.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, cất could be written as 拮. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *kət (“to lift, to raise”). Cognate with Toum kʌt⁷.

Frequently asked questions

What does cất mean in English?

cất (verb) means "to distil".

How do you pronounce cất?

IPA: Hanoi [kət̚˧˦]; Saigon [kək̚˦˥]. Tones: cất — rising tone (sắc).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.