tước,
/tɨə̯k˧˥/
VI
To strip, to deprive; a noble rank in traditional Vietnamese hierarchy
Vị vua đã tước quyền lực của quan tham nhũng.
The king stripped the corrupt official of his power.
Etymology
Derived from Middle Chinese 爵 (tsiak), meaning 'noble rank', which entered Old Vietnamese over 1000 years ago via cultural exchange with China. Its extended meaning of 'to take away' developed later in Vietnamese.
Memory Aid
Remember this word by linking its sound to 'took': tước sounds like 'took', and both mean to take something away from someone.
Collocations
tước quyềntước chứctước địa vịtước hiệukhải tước
Synonyms
tước bỏcướp đitước đoạttrừ tước
Antonyms
trao tướcban chogiao quyền
Related Words
quyềnchức vụtước vịquan lại
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