Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

nhổ

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Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to spit, to spit out

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

nhổ ra

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Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to pull out something that's planted firmly into a surface, such as a tooth, a hair, a feather, a blade of grass, etc.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

kéo rút thứ gì đó trồng sâu

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Examples

nhổ răng/tóc bạc/cỏto pull out a tooth/a gray hair/weed

Thằng bé kéo tay tôi, bảo nhỏ. – Nhổ lông chim mướn đấy.[…]The boy pulled my hand and said quietly, "They are searching for someone to pluck feathers there. […]"

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Common questions

What does “nhổ” mean?

(verb) to spit, to spit out

Is “nhổ” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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