thương
(noun) long-handled spear
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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(noun) long-handled spear
(verb) to empathize; to commiserate; to be touched with compassion.
(noun) merchant
(noun) trademark
(noun) people who live on a boat and wander around rivers and canals, usually making a living through trade
(verb) to negotiate; to bargain; to hold talks
(noun) commerce; business; trade
(noun) businessman; merchant; trader
(noun) spear fighting, the art of wielding the spear
(noun) merchandise, commodity, goods
(noun) quotient
(adjective) heartbreaking; heart-rending
(verb) to feel the pain of one in difficult conditions; to pity; to empathize (with); to sympathize (with)
(noun) wound; injury
(noun) economic affairs with another country
(verb) to love; to be fond of; to love dearly; to cherish
(noun) caravan
(noun) common people; civilian
(adverb) often; usually
(adjective) alternative spelling of thường kì
(adjective) habitual; usual
(adjective) everyday
(noun) plain clothing; everyday clothes
(adverb) usually; often
(noun) general knowledge about an issue or a specific discipline (generally speaking)
(adjective) permanently present
(adjective) normal, commonplace
(adjective) standing
(noun) grasses and herbs
No wonder! — the Northern word; Southerners say hèn chi.
(noun) ventricle (of the heart, brain)
(interjection) you see?
(noun) deity; god
(noun) a mantra, often Vietnamese, but possibly also Sino-Vietnamese or even Sanskrit
(noun) subjects
(noun) theology
(noun) spirit
(adjective) mental or nervous
(noun) neurology
(adjective) Alternative spelling of thần kì.
(noun) deity, god
(noun) kamikaze
(noun) theocracy (government under the control of a Church)
(noun) numerology
(noun) look or expression (of a person); mien
(noun) an immortal; a supernatural entity; a celestial being; a transcendent being
(noun) mind; intellect
(adjective) incredible; brilliant
(noun) child prodigy
(adjective) sincere; frank; honest
(adverb) to the fullest
(adverb) actually; really; in reality; the truth is
(adjective) real; true
(adverb) sincerely; truthfully
(adjective) truthful; honest; frank
A brake; to brake — the Southern word; Northerners say phanh.
(noun) world war
(verb) to replace, to succeed
(noun) the world
(noun) a worldview