tôi cần một bác sĩ
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Meaning · English
The emergency essential: "I need a doctor" — blunt is correct here; add "gấp" (urgently) to raise the alarm.
Literally: I need one doctor
Register: informal
Examples
Tôi cần một bác sĩ gấp, bạn tôi ngất rồi!I need a doctor right now — my friend fainted!
Editorial example (batch 048)
Sources & notes
Headword discovered via the English Wikivoyage Vietnamese phrasebook (CC BY-SA; definition and example written independently for Idiomer). Retrieved 2026-08-05.
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Common questions
What does “tôi cần một bác sĩ” mean?
The emergency essential: "I need a doctor" — blunt is correct here; add "gấp" (urgently) to raise the alarm. Literally: I need one doctor
Is “tôi cần một bác sĩ” formal or informal?
tôi cần một bác sĩ is generally informal.
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