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dậy

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to wake up

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

thức dậy

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

dậy lúc 8hto wake up at 8

tỉnh dậyto wake up; to come to

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to rise

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

nổi lên

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dậy sóngto generate great sensation

Dậy mà đi! Dậy mà đi! Dậy mà đi, hỡi đồng bào ơi!Rise and go! Rise and go! Rise and go, o compatriots!

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(particle) eye dialect spelling of vậy, representing Southern Vietnam Vietnamese

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

giống vậy

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What does “dậy” mean?

(verb) to wake up

Is “dậy” formal or informal?

dậy is generally formal.

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