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biết chừng

[ʔɓiət̚˧˦ t͡ɕɨŋ˨˩] 🎙 Say it

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Meaning · English

(verb) to know beforehand what to do

Verb

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

Examples

Phái Toàn Chân của họ xưng hùng ở phương Bắc, xuống phương Nam lại muốn hoành hành bá đạo như thế cũng chưa biết chừng.Their Quánzhēn sect consider themselves the masters of the North; when they come down South and want to call the shots and play king like that, I don't really know what to do.

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Sources & notes

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

Common questions

What does “biết chừng” mean?

(verb) to know beforehand what to do

Is “biết chừng” formal or informal?

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

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