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dụng công

[zʊwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ kəwŋ͡m˧˧] 🎙 Say it

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to take pains

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đưa ra nỗ lực

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Verb

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

Examples

Nhà-nước Đại-pháp đã dụng công để sửa sang việc dạy dỗ An-nam, cốt chỉ để cho người An-nam học tập được ích lợi hơn.The historical government, French Empire, had made a serious attempt to perfect Vietnamese education just for the locals to find their study even more feasible.

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Sources & notes

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

Common questions

What does “dụng công” mean?

(verb) to take pains

Is “dụng công” formal or informal?

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

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