Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

thể

[tʰe˧˩]

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

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) opportunity; swoop

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

cơ hội; cú đánh

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

Vậy để gom gom lại rồi làm một thể.Maybe we should collect some more so that we can get it done once and for all.

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Sources & notes

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

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) clipping of thể loại (“genre”)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

thể loại

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) style

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

phong cách

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thể miêu tả/tự sự/nghị luận/kíthe descriptive/narrative/critical/biographical style

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What does “thể” mean?

(noun) opportunity; swoop

Is “thể” formal or informal?

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