chục
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Sense 1
Register: informal
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
một chục ngườiten men, one ten of men
hai chục ngườitwenty men, two tens of men
Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Sources & notes
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Sense 2
Meaning · English
(noun) certain sets of numbers, most usually a dozen but might be as high as eighteen
Register: informal
Sense 3
Meaning · English
(noun) ten thousand dongs
Register: informal
Examples
một chụcten thousand dongs
hai chụctwenty thousand dongs
Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Common questions
What does “chục” mean?
(noun) ten
Is “chục” formal or informal?
chục is generally informal.
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