cái

cái
classifier

Indicates an inanimate, tangible thing
Precedes another classifier (any one but “cái” itself), effectively acting as a focus marker, sometimes conveying a connotation of deprecation, especially if persons are referred to.

noun

(only in compounds) a thing; a whatsit
the solid bits of a broth
(archaic) mother

adj

(of a non-human and non-avian species of animal or plant or their reproductive organs) female
(now chiefly in compounds) big, large, main

prefix

(Northern Vietnam) Title affixed to rural young girls' names.

cấm

cấm
verb

to prohibit; to forbid; to ban
to prohibit access to; to block

adv

(colloquial) absolutely not; never; not at all

cấm chỉ

cấm chỉ
verb

(formal, uncommon) to strictly prohibit; to ban; to forbid

cấm cung

cấm cung
verb

to confine to the house (usually used of a high-born girl in the feudal times)

noun

(archaic) Synonym of cung cấm (“forbidden palace (where the emperor lives)”)

cấm cố

cấm cố
verb

to detain; confine; restrain

cấm cửa

cấm cửa
verb

to close one's door (to)

cấm kị

cấm kị
verb

to avoid; to abstain (from); to refrain (from)

noun

a taboo (something culturally forbidden)

cấm lệnh

cấm lệnh
noun

prohibition; ban

cấm vận

cấm vận
verb

to place an embargo (on)

noun

embargo

cấm đoán

cấm đoán
verb

to prohibit; forbid; ban

noun

a prohibition; ban

cấm địa

cấm địa
noun

(literary) a forbidden area
(sports) the penalty area

adj

(figuratively) off-limits; out of bounds

cấn

cấn
verb

to obstruct; to jam in a tight space

cấp

cấp
noun

rank; level; class

verb

to grant; to issue

adj

Synonym of gấp (“urgent; pressing”)
(medicine) acute

cấp 3

cấp 3
noun

(literally) level 3
(education, colloquial) (senior) high school education

adj

(slang, attributive only) pornographic

cấp bách

cấp bách
adj

urgent; pressing

cấp bậc

cấp bậc
noun

a rank; grade; class

cấp cứu

cấp cứu
verb

to give emergency treatment; to provide first aid

cấp dưỡng

cấp dưỡng
verb

to support; provide (for)
to nourish; foster

noun

a canteen chef; cafeteria cook

cấp phát

cấp phát
verb

to allocate; issue; distribute

cấp số

cấp số
noun

(mathematics) a progression; sequence (in compounds)

cấp thiết

cấp thiết
adj

pressing; urgent; imperative

cấp tiến

cấp tiến
adj

radical; progressive

cấp tốc

cấp tốc
adj

rapid; expeditious; high-speed

adv

rapidly; expeditiously; immediately

cấp vốn

cấp vốn
verb

to finance; to fund; to allocate capital

cấp độ

cấp độ
noun

level; scale; degree; grade

cất

cất
verb

to lift, to raise
to clear; to relocate, to put back
to distil

cất cánh

cất cánh
verb

(of an airplane) to take off

cất nhắc

cất nhắc
verb

to promote; upgrade
to uplift; encourage

cất tiếng

cất tiếng
verb

to raise one's voice; lift one's voice
to speak up

cấu

cấu
verb

to pinch
to pick off; pluck out
to claw
(in compounds) to form; to fabricate; to structure
(in compounds) to copulate

cấu chí

cấu chí
verb

to pinch; to pluck; to nip

cấu hình

cấu hình
noun

(software) configuration
(electronics, computer hardware) specifications

cấu thành

cấu thành
adj

constituent

verb

to constitute; compose

cấu trúc

cấu trúc
noun

a structure; architecture; formation

verb

to structure

cấu tạo

cấu tạo
noun

composition, structure

verb

to compose, to construct

cấu xé

cấu xé
verb

to claw and tear
(figuratively) to frantically attack

cấy

cấy
noun

(North Central Vietnam) wife

verb

to transplant
to culture (in a laboratory)

cấy ghép

cấy ghép
verb

to transplant (an organ)
to implant

cấy hái

cấy hái
verb

to cultivate and harvest (generally speaking); to do farm work

句
character

chữ Hán form of câu (“sentence, expression, line”).
chữ Hán form of cú (“sentence, expression, line”).

垢

夠

夠
character

chữ Hán form of cú (“to reach a goal or satisfaction”).