Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

càn

[kaːn˨˩] 🎙 Say it

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to rush headlong through

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đi qua một cách vội vàng

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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

(verb) to raid; to mop up; to attack

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tấn công; quét sạch; tấn công

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(adjective) wanton; indiscriminate; at random

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

bừa bãi; không phân biệt

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) the first trigram of the eight trigrams in Taoist cosmology

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

trigram đầu tiên trong tám trigram của vũ trụ học Đạo giáo

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What does “càn” mean?

(verb) to rush headlong through

Is “càn” formal or informal?

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

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