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chỉn

[t͡ɕin˧˩] 🎙 Say it

Preserved but no longer current.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(adverb) only

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

chỉ có

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

Examples

翁修定㐱固蔑昆𡛔。Mister Tu Định only has one daughter.

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sources & notes

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

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(adverb) truly

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

thật sự

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Examples

𱥯𠳒𠶌吱始終，化干湄𩙌浘漨㐱𥡞。A few words, meticulous from beginning to end. Yet they turned into a raging storm of wind and rain, it was truly frightening.

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(conjunction) because

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

bởi vì

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Examples

𱙘儀狄達𫜵𨢇。𤤰禹㐱𤴬𤎕絶。𤤰紂𫜵𬇚𨢇。渃𬉵𢴑𡘮。𫜵翁柴麻㕵𨢇。呵虎強廩。Yidi invented wine, King Yu, because of it, was so distressed that he renounced it. King Zhou built a pool of wine, and his state thereby perished. For a monk to drink alcohol, is even more shameful still.

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Common questions

What does “chỉn” mean?

(adverb) only

Is “chỉn” formal or informal?

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

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