xiết
Pronunciation
Northern
/siət˧˥/
Central
/siə̰k˩˧/
Southern
/siək˧˥/
Listen
to rub and press
Verb
to rub and press
4 senses
Meaning
4 senses
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Meaning
4 senses
Verb
Sense 1
Verb
to rub and press Core Actions
to rub or apply strong pressure onto the surface of an object.
vi Anh ấy xiết mạnh bàn tay lên mặt bàn.
en He pressed his hand hard onto the surface of the table.
Sense 2
Verb
to seize property
to forcefully take someone's property away in order to settle a debt.
vi Ngân hàng đã xiết nợ ngôi nhà của họ.
en The bank seized their house to settle the debt.
Adverb
Sense 3
Adverb
greatly; endlessly
used to emphasize that something is very great or cannot be measured.
vi Tôi cảm thấy vui mừng khôn xiết khi nghe tin tốt.
en I felt greatly delighted upon hearing the good news.
Sense 4
Adverb
hardly; barely
used to indicate a very low degree or that something is barely possible.
vi Anh ấy mệt đến mức không xiết đứng dậy nổi.
en He was so tired that he could barely stand up.
Parts
折
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Parts
折
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
折
Candidates by syllable
xiết
掣
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
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xiết nợ
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Similar
xiết nợ
Use
không kể xiết / pháo xiết / rên xiết / khôn xiết …
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Use
không kể xiết / pháo xiết / rên xiết / khôn xiết …