How do you say “cut” in Vietnamese?

“Cut” in Vietnamese is cắt (to cut), chặt (tight), vết thương (wound).

Vietnamese words for “cut”

• cắtListenverb
  Hanoi [kat̚˧˦] · Saigon [kak̚˦˥]cắt rising

  to cut; snip; slit

  for “cut” meaning: To perform an incision on, for example with a knife.

  • Nước bị cắt rồi.The water has been cut off.
• chặtListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕat̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [cak̚˨˩˨]chặt heavy

  tight

  • Đừng chặt những cây đó.Don't cut down those trees.
• vết thươngListennoun
  Hanoi [vet̚˧˦ tʰɨəŋ˧˧] · Saigon [vəːt̚˦˥ tʰɨəŋ˧˧]vết rising thương level

  wound; site of injury; cut

Related Vietnamese words

• chémListenverb

  to slash; to chop; to cut

• húiListenverb

  to cut; to crop

• khấcListennoun

  nick; notch; cut

• hớtListenverb

  to tattle; to skim off

• khứaListennoun

  to cut little by little; to saw off

• chópListennoun

  a tip; top; peak

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.