Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

xem ra

[sɛm˧˧ zaː˧˧]

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

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(adverb) it seems

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

dường như

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

AdverbRegister: informal

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

Chuyện này xem ra khó thành.It seems this was not meant to be.

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 ↗

Common questions

What does “xem ra” mean?

(adverb) it seems

Is “xem ra” formal or informal?

xem ra is generally informal.