หั่น
cut (something) into pieces
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- 1 cut (something) into pieces、slice
- 2 slash (a price)、cut (a budget)
This word means to cut something into smaller pieces or slices, especially when preparing food. It can also figuratively describe a substantial cut in a price or budget.
cut (something) into pieces、slice
To use a knife or similar tool to divide something, especially food, into smaller pieces or slices.
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หั่นผัก hàn phàk cut the vegetables หั่นผัก details
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หั่นหมูเป็นชิ้นเล็ก ๆ hàn mǔu pen chín lék lék cut the pork into small pieces หั่นหมูเป็นชิ้นเล็ก ๆ details
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หั่นมะนาวเป็นแว่น hàn mánaaw pen wɛ̂ɛn slice the lime into rounds หั่นมะนาวเป็นแว่น details
slash (a price)、cut (a budget)
Figuratively, to make a substantial cut to an amount such as a price or budget.
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รัฐบาลหั่นงบประมาณหลายโครงการ rátthabaan hàn ŋóp pramaan lǎay khrooŋkaan The government cut the budgets of several projects. รัฐบาลหั่นงบประมาณหลายโครงการ details
Learning notes
Explanation
The central image is that of using a blade to divide one whole into several smaller parts. It is especially common in cooking. The pattern หั่น + object + เป็น + shape or size specifies the result: หั่นเป็นชิ้นเล็ก ๆ means “cut into small pieces,” while หั่นเป็นแว่น means “slice into rounds.” With prices and budgets, the physical image becomes a vivid metaphor for making a substantial reduction.
Usage
It is commonly used in kitchens, restaurants, recipes, and cooking videos when vegetables, meat, or fruit are cut into a suitable size or shape. Its figurative use often appears in news reports, advertisements, and business coverage about price or budget cuts.
Caution
For general acts such as cutting something in two, cutting paper, or cutting hair, ตัด is usually more natural. หั่น emphasizes dividing something into multiple smaller pieces. It may occasionally appear in sports reporting with the sense “defeat,” but learners do not generally need to use it that way.
Differences from similar words
1 cut (something) into pieces synonyms
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ซอย commonly means to cut food into thin strips or fine slices. หั่น is broader and can describe cutting something into cubes, rounds, bite-sized pieces, or other shapes.
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ตัด is the general verb for cutting and can be used with paper, hair, string, and many other things. หั่น more specifically suggests dividing something into smaller pieces, especially during food preparation.
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สับ means to chop or mince with repeated downward strokes. หั่น is less specific about the motion and focuses on cutting food into pieces of a desired size or shape.
2 slash (a price) synonyms
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ลด is the general verb for lowering or reducing something by any amount. หั่น is more vivid and often suggests a sharp or substantial cut to a price or budget.