Tuttle Compact Vietnamese Dictionary. Phan Van Giuong

chè tea set; pha chè to make tea; rượu chè alcohol; to be a tea drinker; chè hạt/hột/nụ tea buds; chè tươi/ xanh green tea; chè (ướp) sen lotus tea; chè hoa nhài jasmine tea 2 n. pudding, custard, dessert dish using such ingredients as soybeans, sugar, peas, lotus seeds, etc.

      chẻ v. to split, to chop [wood]

      chém v. [SV trảm] to cut, to chop; to behead: chém cổ/chém đầu to cut off someone’s head; máy chém guillotine

      chen v. to creep in; to elbow one’s way through a crowd: chen chúc to jostle

      chén n. [SV bôi] cup (= tách), eating bowl (= bát): đánh chén/cạn chén to empty one’s cup [of wine]

      chèn v. to chock [wheel, etc.]; to force [opponent, cyclist, motorist] out of his path

      cheo n. betrothal, engagement fee: nộp cheo to pay the engagement fee

      cheo leo adj. perched way up high

      chéo adj. slanted, tilted, diagonal

      chèo 1 v. to row [boat, oar]; to paddle: chèo thuyền to row a boat 2 n. comedy, farce

      chép 1 v. to copy, to transcribe, to note down, to write down: ghi chép to note down 2 v. to smack: chép miệng to smack one’s mouth

      chét v. (= trét) to fill [crack, hole]

      chẹt v. to crush, to run over; to be strangled, to be crushed in between: chết chẹt to be run over; to be caught between two fires

      chê v. to belittle, to spurn, to criticize, to scorn, to find fault with [opp. khen]: chê cười to laugh at, to mock

      chê bai v. to criticize, to scorn

      chê cười v. to laugh at, to mock

      chế 1 v. to jeer, to mock: chế bác to scoff [at]; chế riễu to mock at 2 v. to manufacture; to process: bào chế to prepare drugs; sáng chế to invent; chế biến thức ăn to process food 3 v. R system; R to moderate, to limit, to control: hạn chế to limit; tiết chế to control; pháp chế legislation; binh chế military system; học chế educational system

      chế biến v. to process

      chế dục v. to restrain one’s desire

      chế định v. to determine, to decide

      chế độ n. system, regime, -ism: chế độ quân chủ monarchy; chế độ tiền tệ monetary system; chế độ thuế má tax system; chế độ khoa cử examination system

      chế ngự v. to control, to restrain, to bridle

      chế nhạo v. to mock, to jeer

      chế phục n. uniform; mourning clothes

      chế tác v. to create, to invent

      chế tạo v. to manufacture, to make: nhà chế tạo manufacturer

      chếch adj. tilted, slanting

      chêm v. to wedge; to add: nói chêm vào to break in

      chễm chệ adj. sitting in a solemn, haughty manner

      chênh adj. tilted, slanting; very different

      chênh chếch adj. oblique, tilted, slanted

      chênh lệch adj., n. uneven, unequal; different; at variance

      chếnh choáng adj. tipsy, groggy, tight

      chểnh mảng adj., v. to be negligent, be neglectful; to neglect

      chết v., adv. [SV tử] to die; [of timepiece, machine] to stop; extremely, awfully [follows main verb]: xác chết corpse; giết chết to kill; đánh chết to beat to death; cái chết của ông ấy his death; chết vì to die of, to die from, to die for; đâm chết to stab to death; cắn chết to bite, to sting to death; Chết chưa! Chết Chửa! Oh, my gosh!

      chết cha intj. Oh my god!: chết cha! Làm sao bây giờ! Oh! Damn it! What to do now?

      chết dở v. to be between life and death, to have [financial] trouble

      chết điếng v. to be half dead [because of pain, shock]

      chết đói v. to starve to death

      chết đuối v. to be drowned

      chết giấc v. to lose consciousness, to swoon

      chết hụt v. to escape death [very narrowly]

      chết (mê chết) mệt v. to be madly in love with

      chết ngạt v. to be asphyxiated, to be suffocated

      chết ngất v. to swoon, to faint, to be unconscious

      chết non v. (= chết yểu) to die young

      chết oan v. to die because of someone’s injustice or error, to die innocently

      chết sống n., adv. life and death; at any cost, in any case, in any event

      chết toi v. to die of a contagious disease, to die in an epidemic

      chết tươi v. to die on the spot, to die in one’s boots

      chết yểu v. to die young

      chệt n. Chinese

      chi 1 pron. (= gì) What?; something, anything, everything: không can chi it doesn’t matter; hèn chi no wonder; huống chi all the more reason, especially when; phương chi all the more reason; vị chi …. that makes ... 2 n. R branch (= cành); limb: tứ chi the four limbs 3 v. to pay, to disburse, to spend [opp. thu] out: tăng thu giảm chi to increase the income and to cut the spending

      chi bộ n. cell of a political party

      chi cấp v. to allot, to grant, to provide

      chi chít adj. thickly set; all over, condensed

      chi cục n. branch office

      chi dụng v. to pay, to spend

      chi đội n. detachment [army]

      chi hội n. branch of association/society

      chi li adj. to be stingy; particular

      chi nhánh n. branch office

      chi phí n. expenses, expenditures: chi phí ăn ở living expenses

      chi phiếu n. check

      chi phối v. to control, to govern, to rule

      chi thu n. expenditures and receipts

      chi tiết n. detail: đầy đủ chi tiết fully detailed, in full detail

      chi tiêu v. to spend

      chí 1 n. will, resolution: ý chí ambition, aim; chí khí, chí hướng purpose in life; đồng chí comrade; khoái chí to be happy; bất đắc chí to be discontent; thiện chí goodwill 2 v. R to arrive, to each (= đến, tới); to, until: từ bắc chí nam from the north to the south; từ đầu chí cuối from beginning to end; tự cổ chí kim from ancient times; làm chí chết to work very hard 3 adv. R very, quite, most: chí phải quite right; chí hiếu very pious; chí lý quite right; chí chết/chí tử [slang] to the utmost, to death 4 n. head louse 5 n. R magazine, newspaper: báo chí press; tạp chí magazine, journal

      chí chóe v. to quarrel, to argue noisily

      chí hướng n. ambition, aim, purpose in life

      chí khí n. will, purpose, integrity

      chí lý adj. most reasonable

      chí nguyện n. volunteer

      chí sĩ n. retired mandarin; strong-willed scholar