Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

đương

[ʔɗɨəŋ˧˧] 🎙 Say it

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(particle) alternative form of đang (progressing action marker)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

dạng thay thế của đang

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Where it’s used: Used Miền Trung · Central Vietnam Used Miền Nam · Southern Vietnam • Wiktionary labels this sense “Central” • Wiktionary labels this sense “Southern”

Examples

Xuân đương tới, nghĩa là xuân đương qua, Xuân còn non, nghĩa là xuân sẽ già,A coming spring is a passing spring, A spring in youth is a spring soon to age,

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

(verb) alternative form of đan

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

dạng thay thế của đan

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Where it’s used: Used Miền Nam · Southern Vietnam • Wiktionary labels this sense “Southern”

Examples

Ngoại không nói gì, lặng lẽ ngồi đương thúng,[…]His grandmother did not reply; she sat silently weaving her basket; […]

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Common questions

What does “đương” mean?

(particle) alternative form of đang (progressing action marker)

Is “đương” formal or informal?

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

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