Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

bức

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) force, coerce

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

ép buộc

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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 ↗

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(adjective) disturbed, upset, unsettled

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

xáo trộn

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Trời bức lắm, có lẽ sắp mưa.The sky is unsettled; it must be about to rain.

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(adjective) unbearably hot

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

không thể chịu đựng được vì nóng

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Không có lấy một chút gió nhẹ cho đỡ bức.There was not the slightest bit of wind to dispel the heat.

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(classifier) indicates walls, barriers, handwritten letters, drawings, paintings, photographs, sculptures or statues

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

định lượng chỉ tường, rào, bức thư, hình vẽ, ảnh, điêu khắc hoặc tượng

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What does “bức” mean?

(verb) force, coerce

Is “bức” formal or informal?

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

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