biến
(verb) to turn into; to change into
The next four thousand Vietnamese words by corpus frequency — everyday vocabulary beyond the basics. Definitions adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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(verb) to turn into; to change into
(verb) to develop; to grow and change
(noun) corruption; degeneracy; deterioration; decay
(noun) complication
(noun) declension
(noun) major event; happening; upheaval
(verb) to deform; to distort
(verb) Traditional tone placement spelling of biến hoá.
(verb) to disappear
(verb) to turn pale
(noun) a variable
(verb) to vary; to change in value
(verb) to turn into; to become
(noun) metamorphosis
(noun) transformation
(noun) a variant
(noun) variable resistor
(noun) denaturation
(verb) to change; to fluctuate
(verb) to undergo major change, to be in turmoil
(adverb) “(who) knows how many/how much”; so many; so much; how (beautiful, etc.)
(verb) to get to catch hands
(adverb) Used to indicate a possibility without a decisive confirmation; maybe; perhaps
(noun) sea; ocean
(noun) a traffic sign; a road sign
(noun) the sea(s); the ocean (the continuous body of salt water covering a majority of the Earth's surface)
(noun) store/shop sign
(noun) large lake (with a vast expanse of water like the sea)
(noun) huge crowd
license plate; number plate
(verb) to embezzle, or to defalcate
To tell someone to do something — the Southern word; Northerners say bảo.
(verb) to express emotions
(verb) to perform; to put on a performance; to demonstrate
(verb) to express; to manifest
(verb) to indicate; signify; display
(noun) an expression
(verb) to demonstrate; to protest; to take to the streets
(noun) a diagram (graph or chart)
(noun) an affectionate or amusing nickname or moniker
(noun) nickname; alias
(noun) a commando; special forces operative; elite soldier
(verb) to stand isolated; to be independent
(noun) a special talent
(adjective) without leaving a trace
(noun) squad, team
(noun) special operations
(noun) half a day
(noun) áo bà ba (a traditional southern Vietnamese garment)
(noun) landlady; proprietress
(noun) relatives
(noun) spinster
(noun) queen
(noun) maternal grandmother
(noun) a paternal grandmother
(noun) An intimate form of address for one's wife.
(pronoun) she (woman of higher social status, e.g., older)
(verb) to despise
(noun) a method
(noun) solution