Vietnamese words 1,001–5,000

bàn là A clothes iron — the Northern word; Southerners say bàn ủi. biểu To tell someone to do something — the Southern word; Northerners say bảo. bé Small, little — standard nationwide; in the South you will often hear nhỏ instead. nhỏ Small, little — the Southern word; Northerners say bé. bóng A ball (as in soccer) — the Northern word; Southerners say banh. bóng điện A lightbulb — the Northern word; Southerners say bóng đèn. ba Father, dad — the Southern word; Northerners say bố. bố mẹ Mum and dad, one’s parents — the Northern pair; Southern families say ba má. bổ To split, cut open (fruit, wood) — the Northern word; Southerners say xẻ. ký A kilogram — the Southern word; Northerners say cân. cây cảnh An ornamental plant — the Northern word; Southerners say cây kiểng. bao tử The stomach — the Southern word; Northerners say dạ dày. dùng To use — standard nationwide; in the South you will often hear xài instead. giá như If only — standard nationwide; in the South you will often hear phải chi instead. giả bộ To pretend — the Southern word; Northerners say giả vờ. lạc A peanut — the Northern word; in the South peanuts are đậu phộng. mặc cả To bargain, haggle — the Northern word; Southerners say trả giá. trả giá To bargain, haggle — standard nationwide; the Northern word is mặc cả. mất điện A power outage — standard nationwide; in the South you will often hear cúp điện instead. may Lucky — standard nationwide; in the South you will often hear hên instead. dù An umbrella — the Southern word; Northerners say ô. bệnh Sick, ill — the everyday Southern word; note that in the South ốm means thin, while a sick Northerner is ốm. thắng A brake; to brake — the Southern word; Northerners say phanh. quả A fruit; the classifier for fruit — the Northern word; Southerners say trái. trái A fruit; the classifier for fruit — the Southern word; Northerners say quả. thái To slice, cut up — the Northern word; Southerners say xắt. thảo nào No wonder! — the Northern word; Southerners say hèn chi. to Big, large — standard nationwide; in the South you will often hear bự instead. vô To enter, go in; into — the Southern form of vào; also the toast “dzô!” heard around Southern tables. nước tương Soy sauce — the Southern word; Northerners say xì dầu. a (interjection) hah! y (pronoun) he; him; she; her the (noun) a kind of silk gauze, often used to make ao dai in (verb) to print i (noun) The name of the Latin script letter I/i. vi (noun) alternative form of vây (“fin”) ai (pronoun) who so (verb) to compare sang (adjective) expensive, luxurious long (adjective) loose c (pronoun) abbreviation of cậu ca (noun) mug (cup) kim (noun) metal, one of the Wu Xing nghe (verb) to hear (to perceive sounds through the ear) ít (determiner) few, little dung (verb) to tolerate di (verb) to change position; to move lo (verb) to bother; to worry quay (verb) to turn; to revolve; to swivel tra (verb) to haft; to sheathe bay (verb) to fly (travel through the air) tự tử (verb) to commit suicide, to kill oneself công an (noun) public security chủ nhật (noun) alternative letter-case form of chủ nhật cây số (noun) a marker made of concrete, similar to a headstone, that marks each kilometer on a road cao nguyên (noun) highland, plateau nhạc (noun) music (as a hobby or object of enjoyment) viết (verb) to write ngủ (verb) to sleep giáo viên (noun) teacher thành phố (noun) a city nghĩ (verb) to think, to contemplate bán (verb) to sell bí (noun) pumpkin Nhật Bản (adjective) Japanese trai (noun) boys and men ghi (verb) to write something for the record vai (noun) shoulder án (noun) criminal case lê (noun) pear tiếng Việt (noun) the Vietnamese language chia (verb) to divide cha (noun) father biển (noun) sea; ocean lan (verb) to spread; to run bàn (noun) table xa (adjective) far thu (noun) autumn; fall dài (adjective) long (having much distance in space from one end to the other) vua (noun) monarch (ruler) áo (noun) top sân (noun) a yard hát (verb) to sing mua (verb) to buy; to purchase cáo (noun) fox (Vulpes) phút (noun) minute (unit of time) trường đại học (noun) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see trường, đại học. ở đâu (adverb) where (is it being/doing/happening?) đâu (adverb) where thứ tư (adjective) fourth chí (noun) will; resolve; volition; determination càng (adverb) With a comparative or verb phrase, establishes a parallel with one or more other such comparatives. dòng (noun) current, stream hàn (verb) to join (metal components) with heat; to solder, to weld, etc. lòng (noun) intestines; guts; bowels; entrails tài (noun) talent; gift máy bay (noun) aircraft, (specifically) airplane mang (verb) to carry xin (verb) to ask for; to beg for; to request Hàn Quốc (adjective) South Korean tân (adjective) new vàng (adjective) yellow cây (noun) plant with a hard trunk or stem, such as a woody tree or bamboo, as opposed to cỏ (“(soft-stemmed) grass”) hồ (noun) lake tinh thể (noun) crystal đêm (noun) night tối (adjective) dark (lack of light) nghĩa trang (noun) cemetery, graveyard nghĩa địa (noun) cemetery, graveyard mã (noun) code (short symbol) trần (noun) ceiling huyện (noun) a subdivision of a tỉnh (“province”) along with thành phố trực thuộc tỉnh (“provincial capital”); compare quận (subdivision of a thàn tiến sĩ (noun) doctor quận (noun) commandery or prefecture during Chinese domination of Vietnam cải (noun) cruciferous vegetables (Brassica): coles, mustards, cabbages, radishes, etc. tưởng (verb) to assume or presume hồng (adjective) pink tiêu (verb) clipping of tiêu hoá (“to digest”) (to separate food in the alimentary canal) danh từ (noun) a noun (grammatical category) chỉ ... thôi (adverb) only; just màu (noun) colour, color (spectral composition of visible light) hiệu sách (noun) bookshop; bookstore gần (adjective) near; nearby; close (to) đảo (noun) island dương vật (noun) penis cổ (noun) neck đá (noun) rock, stone vật học (noun) mineralogy tiếng Anh (noun) English language trời (noun) sky tiếng Pháp (noun) the French language tập hợp (verb) to gather (people) tháng hai (noun) February (second month of the Gregorian calendar) tàu (noun) one of several types of vehicle or craft, usually large, designed for navigation in or on water, in air, on rails, or through outer s sát (verb) to have a natural ability with catching bắc (adjective) north; northern khoa học (noun) science đẹp (adjective) beautiful cửa (noun) door or window bản đồ (noun) map yếu (adjective) weak, feeble thực đơn (noun) menu máy ảnh (noun) camera for taking pictures tây (noun) west hệ thống (noun) a system truyền hình (noun) short for vô tuyến truyền hình đại đức (adjective) venerable (used, often capitalized, as an honorific before the names of Buddhist monks) sư cô (noun) a Buddhist nun; often used, in capitalized form, as an honorific before the name of Buddhist nuns ông đồ (noun) a scribe skilled in calligraphy of Chinese characters hiểu (verb) to understand, to know chữ (noun) a letter or character nhân quyền (noun) human rights chính phủ (noun) government cộng sản (adjective) communist chủ nghĩa (noun) an ideology; doctrine; system of thought; ism nghĩa (noun) a meaning; a sense cộng (verb) to add cần tây (noun) celery hoa tiêu (noun) Sichuan pepper; prickly ash cô ta (pronoun) she đọc (verb) to read, to pronounce đấu vật (verb) to wrestle đấu (verb) to battle, fight khí công (noun) qigong bác (noun) an older adult; senior; elder nhiệm vụ (noun) a task or focused, small-scale mission; compare sứ mệnh (“lofty mission”) chiến tranh (noun) war (conflict involving organized use of arms) hỏi (verb) to ask (request an answer) uống (verb) to drink; to take a drink of something công chúa (noun) princess, daughter of a monarch (king, emperor) nữ hoàng (noun) a queen regnant or an empress regnant bà hoàng (noun) queen không khí (noun) air (mixture of gases making up the atmosphere of the Earth) tương (noun) a generic term meaning "sauce" đào (noun) peach thiên văn học (noun) astronomy bất động sản (noun) real estate (property that cannot easily be moved) nhớ (verb) to remember bình thường (adjective) normal; ordinary; usual kiếm (noun) sword biên (noun) clipping of biên giới (“frontier”) biến (verb) to turn into; to change into bao kiếm (noun) scabbard kiến thức (noun) knowledge, science đàn (noun) large number of animals associated together in a group: flock, herd, school (of fish), murder (of crows), etc. ghi-ta (noun) a guitar chị (noun) an elder sister máu (noun) blood (vital liquid flowing in animal bodies) vòng (noun) circle; ring điều màu (noun) annatto chạy (verb) to run (to move quickly) đại dương (noun) an ocean (one of the large bodies of water) tháng ba (noun) March (third month of the Gregorian calendar) ít nhiều (adverb) more or less nhà thương (noun) hospital hội âm (noun) perineum sự kiện (noun) an event ít khi (adverb) seldom, rarely Phần Lan (adjective) Finnish thú (noun) a hobby câu (noun) short for bồ câu (“dove”) con trai (noun) boy (young male) động vật (noun) an animal con gái (noun) girl (young female) mùa (noun) each of the four divisions of a year: spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter. hạ (noun) summer kích (noun) a halberd đúng (adjective) right, correct, accurate, precise, proper, etc.; not wrong or improper mắt (noun) eye vợ (noun) wife rộng (adjective) having lots of space, or spanning across great amounts of space; spacious, wide, broad, vast, large, etc. ngồi (verb) to sit chơi (verb) to play (an instrument, a sport, etc.) chết (verb) to die; to decease; to perish nước đá (noun) ice chiến đấu (noun) a fight; battle ngôi (noun) kingship or emperorship mục (adjective) rotten, decaying, decayed phụ nữ (noun) woman (adult female human) đàn bà (noun) woman (adult female human) đàn ông (noun) man (adult male human) nổi (verb) to float; to overfloat bàn tay (noun) hand cánh (noun) wing chân (noun) foot bước (verb) to step giống (noun) human race thương (noun) long-handled spear vui (adjective) merry; joyful; gay khách (noun) someone who is not the owner, host or proprietor of a place and who's visiting or temporarily staying at that place; a guest, shopper miền (noun) region, district môn (noun) subject, discipline phân tử (noun) a molecule nguyên tử (noun) an atom điện tử (noun) electron vật lý học (noun) alternative spelling of vật lí học mật độ (noun) density mật (noun) honey (of bees) máy tính (noun) calculator (electronic device that performs mathematical calculations) tập tin (noun) file công ty (noun) Alternative spelling of công ti. hôm nay (adverb) today (on the current day) thời gian (noun) time (the inevitable passing of events from past to present then future) thực vật (noun) a plant (organism capable of photosynthesis) thư viện (noun) library (institution which holds books etc.) thay đổi (verb) to change, to alter, to modify hoàn thành (verb) to finish, to complete tuần (noun) week (any period of seven consecutive days) thứ ba (adjective) third trò (noun) trick; artifice; antic độc (adjective) toxic; poisonous; noxious; venomous dục (verb) alternative form of vụt (“to toss; to throw away”) diễn (verb) to act; to perform đoạn (noun) segment đoàn (noun) group; party; corps; league đạt (verb) to reach; to attain tượng (noun) statue; sculpture lâm (verb) to be (in a difficult situation) tuyển (verb) to recruit tục (noun) culturally customary practice dạng (noun) one of the various forms that something appears or is produced in; a form, a variant, a type, etc. giao (verb) to hand over tiến (verb) to advance; to go forward tấn (noun) a tonne (1000 kilograms) phủ (verb) to cover kiến (noun) ant nghiệm (verb) to realize something after thinking thoroughly giảm (verb) to decrease âm (noun) sound chắc (adjective) Able to withstand mechanical force while remaining intact or firmly attached to another object without coming apart. nguyên âm (noun) vowel tài nguyên (noun) resources thay (verb) to change; to replace dương (noun) yang sử ký (noun) Alternative spelling of sử kí (“history record”). vọng (verb) to echo, to resound địa phương (noun) region; area viện (noun) institute quản (verb) to care xác (noun) corpse kế (noun) plot; scheme; stratagem tiết (noun) clipping of tiết khí (“solar term”) phía (noun) side, way, direction trận (noun) battle (general action, fight, or encounter; a combat) âm vật (noun) a clitoris phụ (verb) to aid, to help, to assist chúa (noun) dated form of chủ (“master; lord”) lệ chi (noun) lychee phổ (verb) to compose a score, arrange, or write lyrics to a song anh đào (noun) species of Prunus; their fruits sức (noun) strength; power cứu (verb) to save, to rescue, to relieve cung (noun) a palace nhóm (noun) group mẫu (noun) a sample châu (noun) clipping of châu lục (“geopolitical continent”) lệnh (noun) order; decree lãnh (verb) to receive, to get luận (noun) essay nữa (adverb) more, further hải đường (noun) Chinese flowering crabapple (Malus spectabilis) vẻ (noun) look, appearance xử (verb) to treat; to deal with lưu (verb) to detain; to keep lịch sử (noun) history (aggregate of past events; school subject) y học (noun) medicine (the academic discipline) đức (noun) virtue; righteousness dưới (preposition) Lower in space: under, below, down phá (verb) to destroy, to demolish khai (verb) to declare, to state, to testify phục (verb) to admire; to esteem sư tử (noun) lion tranh (noun) painting, picture quang (noun) light tuyến (noun) a gland thuốc (noun) medicine; medicament; drug tâm lý (noun) Alternative spelling of tâm lí. giả (adjective) fake; false trả (verb) to return; to give back trực (verb) to be on continuous duty doing tasks on demand đội (noun) team đổi mới (verb) to renovate; to modernise đổi (verb) to change (to (make something) become something different) hữu (noun) bhava (being, to be, to become, to exist, existence) xuống (verb) to go downwards; to descend đồ (noun) unspecified stuff or things xe máy (noun) a vehicle that is either a mô tô (“high capacity motorcycle”) or a xe gắn máy (“low capacity motorcycle”) giáo khoa (noun) subject of study khoa (noun) a faculty or department phản (verb) to betray; to be disloyal to sơn (noun) Toxicodendron succedaneum bỏ (verb) to put; to place danh dự (noun) honor (recognition of importance or spiritual value; respect; excellence of character, high moral worth, virtue) danh (noun) the state of being well-known; reputation, renown, fame, infamy, etc. lễ (noun) ceremony, festival, festive day, holiday xe tăng (noun) a tank (military vehicle) tăng (verb) to increase an toàn (adjective) safe dấu (noun) mark, sign tra vấn (verb) to interrogate; to question vấn (verb) to roll áp (verb) to press against; to stand against trở nên (verb) to become tinh dịch (noun) semen; sperm công cộng (adjective) public tổ tiên (noun) ancestor, ancestors, forefathers gia đình (noun) an immediate family; a household giữ (verb) to keep; to hold and maintain as one's own mất (verb) to lose something bác sĩ (noun) a medical doctor; a physician hiệu trưởng (noun) headmaster, principal, provost trưởng (noun) head; leader chủ yếu (adjective) essential, important nổi tiếng (adjective) celebrated, illustrious, famous, well-known nổi danh (adjective) to become famous, or prestigious, as gained from the public. thiên (verb) to focus on; to gravitate towards thân (adjective) close or even best thư (noun) letter lòng thành (noun) sincerity, honesty thảo (noun) grasses and herbs nội chiến (noun) a civil war thần (noun) deity; god linh (adjective) numinous, divine, holy, sacred quốc xã (adjective) Nazi, National Socialist xã hội (noun) society chủ nghĩa nhân văn (noun) humanism giáo hội (noun) a sangha (Buddhist congregation) hành tây (noun) onion liệu (verb) to think about; to consider; to weigh in one's mind chính biến (noun) a coup d'état; government overthrow; political upheaval trung tâm (noun) center, centre tiên tiến (adjective) advanced, developed nhân tạo (adjective) artificial, man-made vệ tinh (noun) satellite vệ (noun) edge, side quốc trưởng (noun) head of state hải quân (noun) a maritime force; a naval force; a navy quân (noun) troops, army quân đội (noun) army, armed forces, military không quân (noun) air force hải quan (noun) customs (customs checks at a border checkpoint) tình yêu (noun) love; passion giai (noun) Northern Vietnam form of trai (“boys and men; male”) tình ca (noun) a song, poem or narrative that evokes a strong feeling of love (romantic, patriotic, nostalgic or otherwise) chất khí (noun) a gas (as a state of matter) vũ (noun) feather thi (noun) poetry thơ (adjective) young, tender điện ảnh (noun) cinema (the film and movie industry; the art of making films and movies) điểm tâm (noun) breakfast tình bạn (noun) friendship (condition of being friends) quân chủ (noun) monarch hoàng tử (noun) prince (son or male-line grandson of a reigning monarch) từ nguyên học (noun) etymology tiếng Do Thái (noun) Hebrew (language) nền (noun) foundation, basis mất mặt (verb) to lose face tại sao (adverb) why chương (noun) a chapter ấn (verb) to press with one's finger công nghệ (noun) technology nghệ (noun) occupation, employment, trade, profession nghệ tây (noun) saffron (Crocus sativus) âm chủ (noun) a tonic; keynote tiểu (noun) kind of sarcophagus, usually made from terracotta chuẩn (noun) standard luật (noun) the law (body of rules established in a community by its authorities) gái (noun) girls and women ấy (determiner) that; those cảm tình (noun) fondness; affection bộ chính trị (noun) politburo khí (noun) clipping of không khí (“air”) điện báo (noun) telegraph quyết (verb) to decide, to determine bàn tính (noun) abacus (calculating frame) bằng cấp (noun) diploma; certificate; license; degree sáng (noun) morning tuổi (noun) age hợp âm (noun) chord dân ca (noun) folk song hưởng (verb) to obtain for oneself, to gain access to (something provided or brought about by others or society) dân gian (adjective) folk danh sách (noun) list nghệ thuật (noun) art trình diễn (verb) to perform lễ hội (noun) festival âm thanh (noun) sound xuất tinh (verb) to ejaculate mục từ (noun) entry (in a dictionary) yên (adjective) tranquil; peaceful năng lượng (noun) energy vật chất (noun) matter; material; substance tháng tư (noun) April di sản (noun) legacy, heritage sản phẩm (noun) product phẩm (noun) dye, colorant or coloring phạm (verb) to commit a crime, or to violate sản xuất (noun) production phụ khoa (noun) gynecology đường phố (noun) street ngoại (preposition) synonym of ngoài (“except for”) hôm qua (noun) yesterday hôm (noun) day dẫn độ (verb) to extradite anh ấy (pronoun) he (man of equal or slightly greater social status) ông ấy (pronoun) he (older or respected man) chị ấy (pronoun) she (who is somewhat older than the speaker) cô ấy (pronoun) she (towards a young girl or woman) bà ấy (pronoun) she (woman of higher social status, e.g., older) Đông Dương (adjective) Indochinese câu hỏi (noun) question kiểu (noun) style; way; look phần tử (noun) an element tính chất (noun) a characteristic; property; quality; nature xác định (verb) to decide, to determine ý nghĩa (noun) meaning (symbolic value of something) động đất (noun) an earthquake (shaking of the surface of a planet) toàn thư (noun) thesaurus giá trị (noun) value, worth sở hữu (verb) to own, to hold đô thị (noun) a city, particularly an administrative division or urban area with a particular or designated size, population and wealth; in Vietnam thế kỷ (noun) Alternative spelling of thế kỉ. kinh tế (noun) economy chức năng (noun) a function, role or feature văn hóa (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of văn hoá. phát triển (verb) to develop, to expand toàn quyền (noun) full executive power phương pháp (noun) method, way, system thị trưởng (noun) a municipal mayor thiên nhiên (noun) nature cảnh quan (noun) landscape điều kiện (noun) condition, terms khác biệt (adjective) different đôi khi (adverb) sometimes; occasionally đầu tiên (adjective) first hoạt động (noun) activity, event quan sát (verb) to observe nhiệt độ (noun) temperature nhiệt (noun) heat tương tác (noun) interaction tương đối (adjective) relative, somewhat tác dụng (noun) an effect (one someone or something) or efficacy khoảng cách (noun) distance, space khó (adjective) difficult; tough bao lâu (adverb) how long thủ đô (noun) capital city of a sovereign state or a de facto independent country hành tinh (noun) a planet độc lập (noun) independence kinh giới (noun) Vietnamese balm (Elsholtzia ciliata) đạo diễn (verb) to direct (a play, a TV series, a movie, etc.) cô gái (noun) girl hắn (pronoun) he/him; she/her cô bé (noun) little miss, young lady lệ (noun) tears (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) thôi (noun) a long while cố (noun) great-grandparent quân tử (noun) junzi; man of virtue; high-minded person; noble person tiểu nhân (noun) an inferior person (socially or morally) em bé (noun) baby sinh nhật (noun) birthday sang số (verb) to shift gear xuống số (verb) to gear down chữ số (noun) a digit tổng số (noun) total amount; total vận số (noun) destiny vận (noun) luck; fortune chị em (noun) sisters thiên thần (noun) angel tôn (verb) to revere, to respect, to honor thoại (noun) alternative form of thoạ lời nói (noun) word; speech chế (verb) to pour nơi sinh (noun) birthplace mặt trời (noun) alternative letter-case form of Mặt Trời tiên giới (noun) fairyland đáng (adjective) worthy, worth ngày lễ (noun) feast day mọi vật (noun) all things tangible con bé (noun) miss, little girl gồm (verb) to comprise, to consist of, to include gồm ba (noun) threesome diễn đơn (noun) solo bộ đôi (noun) duo đôi (adverb) double bộ ba (noun) trio quy (noun) The name of the Latin script letter Q/q. tình nhân (noun) lover văn kiện (noun) document quân sự (adjective) military lực lượng (noun) force, strength liên minh (noun) union, league, alliance đối tượng (noun) a subject, usually a human one, to study or experiment on phủ nhận (verb) to deny, to negate chính nghĩa (noun) justice; righteousness bạn gái (noun) a girlfriend (female partner in a romantic relationship) bạn trai (noun) a boyfriend (male partner in a romantic relationship) địa chất học (noun) geology đất nước (noun) country; nation thực phẩm (noun) foodstuff đề tài (noun) subject, theme chủ đề (noun) subject, theme, leitmotif hợp chất (noun) compound, chemical compound hữu cơ (adjective) organic duy (adverb) only tử ngoại (adjective) ultraviolet môi trường (noun) environment; surroundings nhiệt năng (noun) heat, thermal energy động năng (noun) kinetic energy định luật (noun) a law quan thoại (noun) Mandarin sơn hà (noun) country nghệ sĩ (noun) a specialist in humanities; an artist, painter, musician, actor, comic, etc. mô (pronoun) where tinh hoàn (noun) testicle giữa (preposition) in the middle; in the center; amidst; between; among trọng lượng (noun) weight trọng (verb) to hold in high regard; to value nước kết tinh (noun) water of crystallization quốc ca (noun) a national anthem tiếng Nhật (noun) Japanese language tình một đêm (noun) one-night stand tránh (verb) to stay out of the way tránh ra (verb) to get out of the way cùng nhau (adverb) together nghỉ (verb) to take a break Nhật (adjective) Japanese đáng yêu (adjective) cute; adorable chẳng (adverb) not at all đau (verb) to be hurt; to be wounded chuyện (noun) a story, a tale, or an anecdote nội (preposition) emphasizing the mere something mạng (noun) spiderweb giải quyết (verb) to resolve tự sát (verb) to commit suicide trời đất (noun) heaven and earth (generally speaking) phim (noun) film quan trọng (adjective) important; significant liên hệ (verb) to contact, especially by phone quan hệ (noun) a relation or relationship tức (adjective) frustrated; upset; disgruntled tâm sự (noun) inner thoughts and feelings làm tình (verb) to have sex kích thích (verb) to stimulate; to incite; to excite nói chuyện (verb) to talk, to speak vô sinh (adjective) infertile, sterile báo chí (noun) the press tác giả (noun) author truyền thống (noun) tradition ghi nhận (verb) to record pháp luật (noun) law quy đầu (noun) glans penis hội thoại (verb) to talk, to converse hoàn cảnh (noun) circumstances, especially historical circumstances, or surroundings sinh hoạt (noun) non-work everyday or community activities bệnh viện (noun) hospital thân thể (noun) body ý kiến (noun) opinion tinh thần (noun) mind, spirit thư pháp (noun) calligraphy cảnh sát (noun) the police vấn đề (noun) problem chính đảng (noun) synonym of đảng (“political party”) quyết định (verb) to decide bản quyền (noun) copyright em gái (noun) younger sister phục vụ (verb) to serve, to attend to kết quả (noun) result nhật thực (noun) a solar eclipse học hiệu (noun) school anh trai (noun) elder brother em trai (noun) younger brother phát âm (verb) to pronounce trí thức (noun) intellectuals; intelligentsia công kích (verb) to attack, to assault cung điện (noun) palace tổng thống (noun) president (of non-communist/non-socialist country) tân văn (noun) newspaper phương thức (noun) method, procedure tư tưởng (noun) thought; ideology di truyền học (noun) genetics bán kết (noun) semifinal chung kết (noun) final (in a competition) nhà hát (noun) theatre (place or building) hành khách (noun) a passenger thương nghiệp (noun) commerce; business; trade chuẩn bị (verb) to prepare địa đồ (noun) map quảng trường (noun) a square or plaza chương trình (noun) a program chức nghiệp (noun) career, profession di động (adjective) mobile; roving mục tiêu (noun) goal, objective, target ca sĩ (noun) a singer (person who sings) biểu hiện (verb) to express; to manifest sự cố (noun) a setback (adverse event, obstacle) tham gia (verb) to participate, to take part người ngoài hành tinh (noun) extraterrestrial being; alien người ngoại quốc (noun) foreigner; alien cách mạng (noun) revolution Nam Tư (adjective) Yugoslav trí mạng (adjective) fatal; lethal; deadly bị hại (adjective) being harmed địa cầu (noun) a globe (model of Earth) đầu lâu (noun) a skull of a dead vertebrate vệ sinh (noun) hygiene; sanitation ông nội (noun) a paternal grandfather bà nội (noun) a paternal grandmother ông ngoại (noun) maternal grandfather bà ngoại (noun) maternal grandmother hoa văn (noun) Mandarin, especially Mandarin taught at a private Mandarin-language school đồng chí (noun) comrade hình thức (noun) model, form đồng thoại (noun) fairy tales học trò (noun) a disciple nước mắt (noun) tear phim ảnh (noun) cinema and fiction television văn chương (noun) literature diện tích (noun) area tổ chức (verb) to organize, arrange, or hold (an event, procedure or routine) định nghĩa (noun) definition tư bản (noun) capital sinh vật (noun) organism, being, living creature đạo trường (noun) dojo cộng hòa (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of cộng hoà. tổ quốc (noun) homeland; motherland; fatherland phản quốc (verb) to betray one's country, to commit treason giới tính (noun) binary gender thi thể (noun) corpse tinh tinh (noun) a chimpanzee vô cùng (adjective) endless, infinite thể thuật (noun) taijutsu tay kiếm (noun) swordsman bắt mắt (verb) to be eye-catching; to attract attention không thành kế (noun) the Empty Fort Strategy thái tử (noun) crown prince Địa Chi (noun) an earthly branch giờ Thân (noun) a period of time, from 3 PM to 5 PM kết giới sư (noun) barrier master, kekkaishi tử thần (noun) a magical being that rules over, decides on, or embodies death, such as Hades, Pluto, the Grim Reaper or a shinigami hợp chúng quốc (noun) the united states nhà xuất bản (noun) publisher; publishing house chút (noun) great-great-grandchild phong thần (noun) wind god, wind deity thần phong (noun) kamikaze tiền đạo (noun) centre-forward trung phong (noun) centre-forward chuyên (verb) to specialise in; to be expert in tất nhiên (adverb) of course tin tưởng (verb) to believe; to trust lập trình (verb) to program ứng dụng (noun) application đồng hồ (noun) a clock or watch chú ý (verb) to notice; to take note of nhé (particle) alright?; okay?; will you? xem mặt (verb) to meet with a date via a dating service địa danh (noun) a place name; a toponym thức ăn (noun) food đình chiến (verb) to call a truce; to agree on a cease-fire giá (noun) price giá cả (noun) price kim chỉ nam (noun) the magnetic needle of a compass tướng (noun) general officer tốt nghiệp (verb) to graduate hậu (noun) queen sát nhập (verb) eggcorn of sáp nhập vị trí (noun) location địa điểm (noun) location bảng (noun) a board such as a blackboard or whiteboard cứu tế (noun) aid, assistance, relief gặp (verb) to meet, to see khoảng (noun) space; interval; span; distance mỗi (determiner) each; every trẻ (adjective) young Do Thái (adjective) Jewish Do Thái giáo (noun) Judaism nguyên liệu (noun) raw material giao thông (noun) transportation; traffic nhà xác (noun) morgue Đạo giáo (noun) Taoism đặc biệt (adjective) special; unusual trung tướng (noun) a lieutenant general trung sĩ (noun) sergeant hạ sĩ (noun) a corporal ba ba (noun) soft-shell turtle nguồn (noun) source chiếc (classifier) Indicates generic inanimate tangible things chiến trường (noun) a battlefield; battleground; theater of war hộ (noun) a household bảo vệ (verb) to protect hoa hậu (noun) Miss, winner of a beauty pageant chiến thuật (noun) a tactic giám thị (noun) an invigilator; a proctor nội động từ (noun) intransitive verb ngoại động từ (noun) transitive verb thế giới quan (noun) a worldview giáo sư (noun) a professor động vật học (noun) zoology thực vật học (noun) botany sinh thái học (noun) ecology nhân chứng (noun) witness chứng nhân (noun) witness lớp (noun) a layer (single thickness of some material covering a surface) âm đạo (noun) vagina phụ đề (noun) subtitles, captions xuất viện (verb) to discharge oneself from the hospital âm vị (noun) phoneme âm vị học (noun) phonology mẹ kế (noun) stepmother; stepmom đầu độc (verb) to poison thể dục (noun) physical education cửa hàng (noun) shop, store địa bàn (noun) synonym of la bàn (“compass”) quý (adjective) valuable; precious nhân mã (noun) people and horses tiên đề (noun) an axiom sinh vật học (noun) biology tinh thể học (noun) crystallography cổ sinh vật học (noun) paleontology khoa học xã hội (noun) social science khoa học tự nhiên (noun) natural science địa lý học (noun) Alternative spelling of địa lí học. thủy văn học (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of thuỷ văn học. sinh lý học (noun) Alternative spelling of sinh lí học. bệnh lý học (noun) Alternative spelling of bệnh lí học. hóa học vô cơ (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of hoá học vô cơ. điện từ học (noun) electromagnetism quang học (noun) optics (physics of light and vision) nhân loại học (noun) anthropology kinh tế học (noun) economics tâm lý học (noun) Alternative spelling of tâm lí học. xã hội học (noun) sociology văn phạm (noun) grammar phân tâm học (noun) psychoanalysis phân tâm (adjective) distracted thủ thuật (noun) tip; trick trang trí (verb) to decorate không tưởng (adjective) unrealistic; utopian tuyệt thực (verb) to fast trợ động từ (noun) an auxiliary verb; a helping verb danh động từ (noun) a gerund động danh từ (noun) synonym of danh động từ (“gerund”) đại danh từ (noun) pronoun phân từ (noun) a participle hiện tại phân từ (noun) synonym of phân từ hiện tại (“present participle”) phân từ hiện tại (noun) a present participle phó từ (noun) synonym of trạng từ (“adverb”) thông minh (adjective) clever, intelligent, smart tấn công (verb) to attack; to offend phòng thủ (verb) to defend bộ trưởng (noun) a minister or secretary (head of a department of government) bị cáo (noun) a defendant xe ca (noun) minibus, usually used as a coach thủy (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of thuỷ. bà con (noun) relatives bản chất (noun) essence, nature (intrinsic quality) thần học (noun) theology trợ từ (noun) a particle Trung Hoa (adjective) relating to China tiền mặt (noun) cash (money in the form of notes/bills and coins) khác nhau (adjective) different căn (noun) root; cause, origin, source số tự nhiên (noun) a natural number cá tháng tư (noun) April Fools' Day thái độ (noun) attitude chỗ (noun) a seat văn phòng (noun) office (room used for non-manual work) hình bình hành (noun) a rhomboid hình lập phương (noun) a cube, as regards its surface areas only môi (noun) lip kim loại (noun) metal cá quả (noun) snakehead cá thu (noun) mackerel cảnh (noun) scenery; view; landscape phụ âm (noun) consonant đồng nghĩa (adjective) synonymous đơn vị (noun) unit (part of whole) giờ đây (adverb) now, at present quốc kỳ (noun) Alternative spelling of quốc kì. quốc hiệu (noun) the name of a country (such as the historical name Đại Việt for Vietnam) bao quy đầu (noun) foreskin; prepuce đồng đều (adjective) equal, uniform mới tinh (adjective) brand new Bắc Mỹ (adjective) Alternative spelling of Bắc Mĩ.: North American (of, from or relating to North America) (usually excluding Central America and t đồng tiền (noun) coin yêu thích (verb) to love, to like gần như (adverb) almost, nearly bởi vì (conjunction) because tài liệu (noun) document thiên hà (noun) galaxy trả lời (verb) to answer; to reply; to respond phong cảnh (noun) scenery, landscape nhà báo (noun) a journalist lập trình viên (noun) a programmer; a coder diễn viên (noun) an actor (person who performs in a theatrical play or film) về phía (preposition) toward, towards về hướng (preposition) toward, towards biến thái (noun) metamorphosis hữu thanh (adjective) voiced vô thanh (adjective) voiceless quản gia (noun) butler; housekeeper kim chi (noun) kimchi tiến hóa (verb) Traditional tone placement spelling of tiến hoá. bình minh (noun) dawn; sunrise; daybreak vô tư (adjective) carefree; worriless bình phương (noun) square lập phương (noun) cube cơ địa (noun) constitution điện trở (noun) resistor số ít (noun) the singular chất lượng (noun) quality (as a degree of excellence) quý vị (pronoun) you hiện tượng (noun) a phenomenon từng (adverb) once (formerly; during some period in the past) bao giờ (adverb) when, how long until không bao giờ (adverb) never nằm (verb) to lie (be in a horizontal position on a surface) chiến sĩ (noun) fighter; soldier; warrior khá (adjective) fairly/decently competent; fine; OK vòng tay (verb) to fold one's arms (in front of the chest) quan tâm (verb) to care about; to be interested in; to take interest in hơi (adverb) slightly, somewhat, a little vô nghĩa (adjective) meaningless đồng tính (adjective) homosexual; gay trường hợp (noun) a case, scenario or situation tiếng nói (noun) language; speech đời sống (noun) life tình hình (noun) situation, state of affairs tàu điện (noun) an electric train chế độ (noun) a system; regime (as a set of principles and rules) ban nhạc (noun) band (a group of musicians) nhật báo (noun) a daily newspaper, journal chính khách (noun) politician chính trị gia (noun) politician toàn quốc (noun) the entire country đại ca (noun) the eldest brother trọng tâm (noun) a main point trực tâm (noun) an orthocenter phân số (noun) a fraction số chia (noun) divisor số bị chia (noun) a dividend nguyên nhân (noun) cause, reason trình đơn (noun) menu (a list from which the user may select an operation to be performed) thị xã (noun) district-level town (Vietnamese administrative unit) khu phố (noun) neighborhood đóng (verb) to shut tight mở (verb) to open, be open (a door, lid, path, source code) lãnh sự (noun) consul (official who protects the interests of citizens) cổ đại (adjective) ancient đặc khu (noun) special zone (a type of second-tier division of Vietnam) đặc quyền (noun) privilege; prerogative; special right đặc sắc (adjective) distinctive; outstanding; characteristic cá nhân (adjective) individual, personal đặc điểm (noun) peculiarity; feature; characteristic đặt (verb) to place; to put; to lay thử (verb) to try doing something and see if it works hình ảnh (noun) form and shadow lâu (adverb) long đứng (verb) to stand ý tưởng (noun) idea, thought câu chuyện (noun) a story; tale cơ sở (noun) foundation; base; basis (of an idea or the like) cảm thấy (verb) to feel cuộc sống (noun) life khu vực (noun) zone; area toàn bộ (noun) everything, all tất cả (noun) all, everything, everybody đủ (adverb) sufficiently; enough luôn luôn (adverb) always di chuyển (verb) to transfer, to move thiết kế (verb) to design gần đây (adverb) nearby cộng đồng (noun) a community thần kinh (adjective) mental or nervous giống cái (noun) the feminine gender sát sinh (noun) the act of killing humans or animals sở thích (noun) a hobby; a pastime hiệu điện thế (noun) electric potential difference đời đời (adverb) for generations đời (noun) a lifetime; compare cuộc sống (activities in life or daily life) nữ tính (adjective) typical of girls or women; feminine nữ giới (noun) human females; girls and women mạnh (adjective) strong; powerful; vigorous phương trình tham số (noun) a parametric equation bất phương trình (noun) an inequation hướng nội (noun) introversion phép (noun) custom lượng tử (noun) quantum kể (verb) to tell quan tài (noun) coffin thiên đường (noun) heaven; paradise lý tưởng (noun) Alternative spelling of lí tưởng. kỷ (noun) Alternative spelling of kỉ. kỳ thị (verb) alternative spelling of kì thị nhật kỳ (noun) Alternative spelling of nhật kì. ký hiệu (noun) Alternative spelling of kí hiệu. vật lý (noun) Alternative spelling of vật lí. mỹ lệ (adjective) Alternative spelling of mĩ lệ. mỹ thuật (noun) Alternative spelling of mĩ thuật. trường mỹ thuật (noun) Alternative spelling of trường mĩ thuật. mỹ vị (noun) Alternative spelling of mĩ vị. mỹ nữ (noun) Alternative spelling of mĩ nữ. mỹ nhân (noun) Alternative spelling of mĩ nhân. vô lý (adjective) Alternative spelling of vô lí. quản lý (verb) Alternative spelling of quản lí. đạo lý (noun) Alternative spelling of đạo lí. tự nhiên (noun) nature chất độc (noun) poison, toxin đảng (noun) a political party nghệ nhân (noun) craftsman, artisan, artist (in handicrafts) cảnh vật (noun) scene; view thuật lại (verb) to narrate kể lại (verb) to narrate trọng tài (noun) a referee or an umpire bán mình (verb) to prostitute oneself; to sell one's body yêu cầu (verb) to demand minh quản (noun) syrinx cầu thủ (noun) a ball player cơ thủ (noun) cueist, person who engages in cue sport cuối (noun) end, terminal part trường trung học (noun) secondary school trung học cơ sở (noun) junior high education, basic secondary education tiểu học (noun) primary education trường cao học (noun) graduate school; postgraduate school đa ta (noun) data đông nam (adjective) southeastern tiên sinh (noun) you, a senior or knowledgeable person chọn (verb) to choose; to select; to pick nhà khách (noun) guesthouse nhanh lên (verb) hurry up cực (adverb) extremely; utterly; extraordinarily phố tàu (noun) Chinatown người Tàu (noun) Chinese lấy (verb) to take, to seize cứ (verb) to pursue tuổi trẻ (noun) youth chiều (noun) late afternoon; early evening mặc (verb) to wear or put on (a top or bottom) thiếu (verb) to be short of, to lack biến số (noun) a variable tổ hợp (noun) a combination (act of combining) dễ (adjective) easy (requiring little skill or effort) hội chứng (noun) a syndrome buổi (noun) half a day dự báo (verb) to forecast, to predict vô ý (verb) to not be paying attention hải vị (noun) sea food ông trẻ (noun) a young-looking brother or brother-in-law of one's old-looking grandparent phản động (adjective) reactionary luật quốc tế (noun) international law cô em (noun) miss; missus máy điện (noun) generator giáo hoàng (noun) pope thiên hoàng (noun) an Emperor or Empress (regnant) of Japan quả phụ (noun) a widow (woman whose spouse has died) thái dương (noun) alternative letter-case form of Thái Dương hoàn (verb) to return, to give back, to restore khảo (verb) to test for knowledge that was already taught or presented mắt cá (noun) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mắt, cá. đơn phương (adjective) one-sided; unrequited chân như (noun) suchness tham quan (verb) to visit and examine thoroughly (a fascinating place) biểu tình (verb) to demonstrate; to protest; to take to the streets duy nhất (adjective) sole; unique phương trình (noun) an equation chân lý (noun) Alternative spelling of chân lí. báo động (verb) to sound the alarm; to alarm hại (noun) detrimental; injurious gây (verb) to cause; to stir up; to incite; to rouse khí cầu (noun) a weather balloon chứng minh (verb) to prove (to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for) chứng (noun) a symptom; condition; indication chính sách (noun) a policy (especially in government) tiến bộ (adjective) progressing; making progress nông (adjective) shallow xây (verb) to build vài (determiner) some, an indefinite quantity greater than one thủ phủ (noun) capital city of a sub-national administrative region, potentially excluding those of sub-national republics and kingdoms đô (noun) clipping of kinh đô (“feudal capital city”) lưu ý (verb) to be careful, to watch out máy in (noun) printer; a device, usually attached to a computer, used to print text or images onto paper nói chung (adverb) in general, generally speaking điện khí (noun) electricity điện lực (adjective) concerning supplying electricity hồi (noun) time, especially in the past không ai (pronoun) no one, nobody công đoàn (noun) labor union, trade union vô danh (adjective) nameless; unnamed; anonymous vùng (noun) region, area phân biệt (verb) to distinguish; to discriminate; to discern bao tay (noun) glove phong tục (noun) custom bản sao (noun) copy, duplicate nhân vật (noun) a figure (person) riêng (adjective) private; personal phân bố (verb) to distribute dẫn (verb) to lead (someone) to a place nhập (verb) to join (a group) hướng (noun) direction chịu (verb) to endure; to suffer; to tolerate; to put up with dựng (verb) to make something upstanding; to erect; to raise ai ai (pronoun) everyone, everybody nơi nơi (pronoun) everywhere khỏi (verb) not to have to do something phó (verb) to leave, to entrust học viện (noun) an academy (specialized school; college or university) bộ đội (noun) a serviceperson of Vietnam's armed forces bóng tối (noun) darkness trong sáng (adjective) pure, bright cách thức (noun) a manner; way of doing lịch sự (adjective) civil and polite vô dụng (adjective) useless bất tài (adjective) talentless; inept; incompetent bình yên (adjective) tranquil; peaceful thương đội (noun) caravan chống (verb) to prop up; to lean on (by using a stick-like object) chính thức (adjective) official; formal; standard hoạt hình (noun) cartoon, animation, anime hiện diện (verb) to be present (at) bản địa (adjective) native; indigenous tương tự (adjective) similar to, alike to tuyệt đối (adjective) absolute hội nghị (noun) conference; meeting đa (noun) banyan đồ thị (noun) a graph, especially a line graph; compare biểu đồ (“statistical graph”, line, bar/column, pie, etc.) sự thật (noun) relevant fact or truth truyền thông (noun) communication; media nữ trang (noun) women's jewellery hải sản (noun) seafood đoàn kết (verb) to unite trang phục (noun) costume; attire; dress trang sức (noun) jewellery sức lực (noun) strength; force biến mất (verb) to disappear thiết lập (verb) to set up, to form, to establish nguyên lý (noun) Alternative spelling of nguyên lí. rõ (adjective) clear phân loại (verb) to classify sống đời (verb) to live forever, to be everliving động lực học (noun) dynamics, study of forces and their influence on the motion of objects nhà vệ sinh (noun) bathroom; lavatory tuổi ta (noun) the traditional Vietnamese age of a person vi phân (noun) a differential tổng quan (noun) overview bất kỳ (adjective) alternative spelling of bất kì thông qua (verb) to pass; to let through; to approve tìm thấy (verb) to find; to discover cuối cùng (adjective) final; last; ultimate trẻ em (noun) children; kids thông thường (adjective) common; ordinary; usual trực tiếp (adjective) direct; straight hình dạng (noun) shape; form đánh đồng (verb) to mix up with something or somebody else, or to regard as indistinguishable chính xác (adjective) correct; precise; exact; accurate mặt đất (noun) surface of the earth; ground surface chống lại (verb) to resist; to oppose; to be against mô hình (noun) model thông báo (verb) to tell; to report; to advise; to announce thay mặt (verb) to represent kiện (noun) bale; parcel; package bản thân (pronoun) self, oneself bệnh nhân (noun) patient, sufferer ý nghĩ (noun) opinion, idea, thought khách hàng (noun) a customer or client bao gồm (verb) to include, to comprise, to contain tuy nhiên (adverb) however, but, nevertheless hơn nữa (adverb) moreover, besides hiện nay (adverb) now, presently, nowadays một vài (adjective) some, a few khẩu vị (noun) taste, liking (of a person) trưởng nam (noun) the eldest son trưởng nữ (noun) the eldest daughter biểu đồ (noun) a diagram (graph or chart) giao tiếp (verb) to communicate đồ ăn (noun) food cần thiết (adjective) necessary; essential, urgent need, urgent necessity quá trình (noun) process lớp học (noun) classroom đồng phục (noun) uniform (distinctive outfit as a means of identifying members of a group) giải thích (verb) to explain; to explicate giải trí (verb) to amuse; to relax; to entertain oneself nhận thức (verb) to get to know; to cognise; to realise; to perceive chứng chỉ (noun) certificate năng lực (noun) work competence or capability trang mạng (noun) webpage; website tình cảm (noun) affection thân hình (noun) body; figure chế biến (verb) to process; to refine; to prepare (especially of raw materials) bảo quản (verb) to store or preserve (a perishable product) ăn xin (verb) to beg (for money etc.) cổ truyền (adjective) traditional tiếp tục (verb) to continue; to keep on cấp cứu (verb) to give emergency treatment; to provide first aid hạn (noun) drought; dryness thị lực (noun) eyesight; vision thích hợp (adjective) suitable; matching; fitting hiệu thuốc (noun) pharmacy; chemist thanh sắc (noun) the “high rising” tone, one of the six tones in the Vietnamese language, marked by the diacritic dấu sắc (acute accent) thanh hỏi (noun) the “mid-falling” tone, one of the six tones in the Vietnamese language, marked by the diacritic dấu hỏi (hook above) phát thanh (noun) broadcast tiểu đường (noun) diabetes hiệu quả (noun) positive effect or result tiếp sức (verb) to give strength (to) đại diện (noun) representative; agent; spokesman tiêu đề (noun) heading; title; headline chung (adjective) general; common; public đơn độc (adjective) alone; solitary quần (noun) two-legged/holed bottom; pants, shorts, briefs, panties, etc. chú thích (noun) annotation; citation; comment; note; footnote. từ bỏ (verb) to abandon; to disown; to reject; to renounce biến đổi (verb) to change; to fluctuate phụ từ (noun) adjunct; adverb cao điểm (noun) high point; peak; climax; height sở (noun) workplace xảy (verb) to occur; to happen (by itself) tìm kiếm (verb) to look for; to search (for); to seek đồ chơi (noun) a toy; plaything bóng nước (noun) water polo cung cấp (verb) to supply; to provide hiệu lực (noun) effect; efficacy đội trưởng (noun) a captain (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) trước hết (adverb) firstly; first of all trước tiên (adverb) first of all; firstly; foremost ý thức (noun) consciousness lưu thông (verb) to circulate; to flow through cuộc chiến (noun) war; fight; battle toàn cầu (adjective) whole world; entire world; globe phải lòng (verb) to fall in love (with); to be in love (with) phụ thuộc (verb) to depend (on); to be dependent (on) thuộc địa (noun) colony bản sắc (noun) identity; character tại chỗ (adjective) on the spot; immediate doanh nhân (noun) businessperson danh tiếng (noun) fame; reputation chi tiêu (verb) to spend; to pay out; to disburse thân yêu (adjective) familiarly dear or beloved chuyển động (verb) to move phát minh (verb) to invent tài sản (noun) property; assets; wealth tuyệt (verb) to cut off; to exhaust; to use up; to reach the end or extreme tương quan (adjective) correlated (with); related (to) nhận định (verb) to judge (to form an opinion, infer or suppose something) phân tích (verb) to analyze khiến (verb) to cause (someone or something to do something); to make kỹ (adjective) Alternative spelling of kĩ. gia quyền (adjective) weighted, with each component in an average assigned a certain value corresponding to its importance in the whole ngay cả (adverb) even; even if đầu tư (verb) to invest hoàn toàn (adjective) complete; entire; full; perfect đình (noun) communal house (building for worship of the village god, the village founder, or a local hero; and the meeting place of the people in tính cách (noun) personality; character; trait đồng nghiệp (adjective) working together cảnh báo (verb) to warn; to alert di dân (verb) to migrate; to emigrate or immigrate chuyên gia (noun) expert; specialist tâm thần (noun) mental; mind; spirit hiệu năng (noun) efficiency (of energy production); performance trưởng thành (verb) to grow up hình dung (verb) to envision; to imagine; to visualize tham dự (verb) to participate/take part/partake, especially in a formal or important activity; compare tham gia (“to take part in any kind of activi thời trang (noun) fashion ký kết (verb) Alternative spelling of kí kết. tổng hợp (verb) to join; to unite; to combine; to synthesise công sức (noun) labour; work điều tra (verb) to investigate; to survey; to inquire trình tự (noun) order; sequence thủ tục (noun) procedure; formalities tử cung (noun) uterus; womb đa số (noun) majority tư thế (noun) posture; pose; position phong cách (noun) manner; bearing; style thất (noun) ventricle (of the heart, brain) yêu thương (verb) to love and cherish; to be attached to đồng minh (noun) an ally nhà thuốc (noun) pharmacy; drugstore; chemist (shop) dự định (verb) to be scheduled (to); to plan (to) quả nhiên (adverb) obviously; indeed hệ trọng (adjective) important; weighty; significant ban đêm (noun) night tuy (conjunction) although; though hòa bình (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of hoà bình. nghĩa vụ (noun) duty; responsibility; obligation dịch thuật (verb) to translate (books, documents, etc.) thái bình (adjective) peaceful hợp kim (noun) an alloy qua đời (verb) to pass away; to decease thủ tiêu (verb) to destroy; to annul; to cancel chất vấn (verb) to question; to interrogate; to grill ra đa (noun) radar âm lịch (noun) the lunar calendar chính quyền (noun) government bằng hữu (noun) companion tập kích (verb) to attack by surprise tài chính (noun) finance (management of money) bình nguyên (noun) plain (flat country) ý chí (noun) will; volition; determination; willpower lợi dụng (verb) to utilise; to use; to make use of thiên tài (noun) a genius (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill) tài năng (noun) talent; skill chức vụ (noun) function (of one's office); duty and power; responsibility sáng tạo (verb) to create cao cấp (adjective) high-ranking; senior nhiên liệu (noun) fuel thời kỳ (noun) Alternative spelling of thời kì. quyền lực (noun) power; authority Đường thi (noun) Tang poetry tiền sử (noun) prehistory (history of human culture prior to written records) bình dân (adjective) like a commoner; informal phục sinh (noun) Easter bán cầu (noun) a hemisphere giao diện (noun) an interface trang viên (noun) manor diễn ra (verb) to take place của cải (noun) property, possession tuổi tác (noun) age (of a person) văn minh (adjective) civilized do dự (verb) to hesitate; to waver thương tích (noun) wound; injury bằng chứng (noun) evidence; proof trung nguyên (noun) plains in the middle of a country thể dịch (noun) body fluid bản năng (noun) instinct cố vấn (verb) to advise; to counsel tư liệu (noun) written, physical or image resource or material primarily for research or documentation cảm nhận (verb) to feel; to sense; to detect lực sĩ (noun) a strongman vận chuyển (verb) to transport; to deliver; to ship an tử (noun) euthanasia giới hạn (noun) limit; bound lưu vực (noun) river basin thu nhập (noun) earnings hồng cầu (noun) a red blood cell; an erythrocyte tiểu cầu (noun) platelet; thrombocyte chỉ đạo (verb) to guide; to lead; to steer; to conduct sản vật (noun) product; produce thân thuộc (noun) relatives tự trị (verb) to self-govern; to be autonomous bắt nguồn (verb) to take one's source (from); to originate (from); to begin (from) bệnh lý (noun) Alternative spelling of bệnh lí. đối lập (verb) to stand in opposition thường thường (adverb) usually; often tập đoàn (noun) a group of people with the same goal or aim, such as a clique or faction anh chị em (noun) siblings; brothers and sisters; boys and girls truyền thanh (verb) to broadcast thống chế (noun) marshal (in certain countries) sáng lập (verb) to establish; to found năng động (adjective) dynamic; energetic; active tử tế (adjective) decent; proper; nice nhìn nhận (verb) to examine; to look at (a problem, etc.) thúc (verb) to push; to shove; to jab tàu chiến (noun) warship tăng viện (verb) to send reinforcements thay thế (verb) to replace; to take the place of bảo hộ (verb) to protect tư cách (noun) conduct; behaviour lớn mạnh (verb) to grow in strength thi hành (verb) to carry out; to execute; to implement thân hữu (noun) relatives and friends thực chất (noun) essence; substance sở trường (noun) strong points; strength; forte sản nghiệp (noun) property; wealth; estate nói năng (verb) to speak cảm phục (verb) to hold in respect; to admire; to esteem cô lập (verb) to stand in isolation; to isolate or be isolated chức quyền (noun) right of one's office; authority tư pháp (adjective) judicial phong kiến (adjective) feudal nghĩa bóng (noun) a figurative meaning xuất sắc (adjective) outstanding; excellent; remarkable hữu dụng (adjective) useful nghệ danh (noun) a stage name sự vật (noun) a tangible thing, especially a physical object số liệu (noun) data (in the form of numbers); figures; facts nước hoa (noun) perfume; scent nhật trình (noun) log; logbook, journal hơi bị (adverb) mighty; damn; freaking; frigging; compare English quite which means both "fairly" and "very" sát thủ (noun) assassin dịch vụ (noun) services thông tục (noun) tradition; practice nhân tình (noun) mistress; the other man or woman; paramour người thứ ba (noun) the third person phá giới (verb) to break fundamental Buddhist precepts, typically veganism, or abstinence from alcohol or sex quá cố (verb) to die bình quyền (adjective) legally equal; equal in rights chuyển dịch (verb) to move (somewhere else); to transfer du học (verb) to study abroad hết ý (adverb) excessively; mightily du học sinh (noun) international student phá sản (verb) to become bankrupt thương hiệu (noun) trademark tiếp thị (verb) to market (products) hàng hải (adjective) maritime, related to shipping nhà sách (noun) bookshop; bookstore chứng từ (noun) receipt; voucher; proof document giao hữu (adjective) friendly mục vụ (adjective) pastoral (relating to the care of souls) mục sư (noun) pastor câu kết (verb) to gang up; to collude bình an (adjective) alternative form of bình yên (“tranquil; peaceful”) nhất thiết (adverb) absolutely (imperative that) nữ thần (noun) a goddess bà cô (noun) spinster bất lực (adjective) powerless; helpless đứng hình (adjective) subjected to an unwanted freeze frame ông bà (noun) grandparents Bố Y (noun) Bouyei; Buyei (an ethnic group of southern China and northern Vietnam) lợi (noun) gain, profit, benefit, advantage học hỏi (verb) to learn; to inquire; to investigate thế gian (noun) the world mặt trận (noun) front; battlefront di tích (noun) a historical site sinh thực khí (noun) genitals; reproductive organs chế tác (verb) to craft; to artfully create; to finely manufacture; to skillfully produce (especially something exquisite or precious) nhà cửa (noun) house; dwelling chắn (verb) to shield tử vì đạo (verb) to die for one's own faith tiếp viên (noun) steward or stewardess (on an airplane); waiter or waitress (in a restaurant, hotel, etc.) khó tính (adjective) hard to please (because of having many requirements); difficult dễ tính (adjective) easy to please or figure out; easy-going phần phụ (noun) uterine appendages; adnexa of uterus bất cứ (determiner) any; whatever cố ý (verb) to do (something) intentionally; to do (something) on purpose khả quan (adjective) favourable; satisfactory bài giải (noun) solution bất thường (adjective) clipping of bất bình thường (“unusual; abnormal”) chuyên viên (noun) specialist; expert du hành (verb) to travel dân cư (noun) population (of a place); inhabitants khai trường (verb) to begin a new school year kiến tạo (verb) to assist tiểu sử (noun) biography; life story thành ủy (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of thành uỷ. khẩu (noun) mouth; opening nhân khẩu (noun) number of people in a family or place; population đánh giá (verb) to evaluate or estimate the price thủ trưởng (noun) a head (leader, chief, mastermind) quyết tâm (verb) to be determined (to) đặc sản (noun) specialty goods; specialty products vận động (verb) to do a physical activity, as opposed to staying sedentary vận động viên (noun) an athlete; a sportsperson đề xuất (verb) to suggest; to put forward; to propose hợp tác (adjective) to be cooperative hợp tác xã (noun) a cooperative (type of company) giám định (verb) to inspect; to appraise; to examine kích hoạt (verb) to activate phạm nhân (noun) a convict (person convicted of a crime) hội đồng nhân dân (noun) a people's council (local legislature in Vietnam, akin to the National Assembly) chủ nhiệm (noun) chief nội lực (noun) internal force; one's own efforts công tâm (noun) sense of justice; righteousness thân chủ (noun) a client dẫn thân (verb) to bring oneself to; to throw oneself into (e.g. a difficult, dangerous place) phiên (noun) turn; time; session chân thành (adjective) sincere; genuine; heartfelt; honest gia trưởng (noun) head of a family gian hàng (noun) stall; kiosk; stand kiểm điểm (verb) to review; to survey tên tuổi (noun) name and age tâm điểm (noun) the main point or focus tỷ số (noun) Alternative spelling of tỉ số. ăn hàng (verb) to eat between meals; to snack (when outside) đấu trường (noun) an arena; stadium; competition area phần đông (noun) majority thi đấu (verb) to compete athletically cá độ (verb) to bet or gamble đồ vật (noun) object; thing chủ quyền (noun) sovereignty đối phương (noun) the opposite party; the opposite side nhau tiền đạo (noun) placenta praevia hoa quả (noun) fruit bắt con (verb) to perform a Caesarean section mặc định (verb) to set as default đối thủ (noun) opponent; rival; competitor dẫn đầu (verb) to lead; to take the lead; to be at the head of tối cao (adjective) supreme giải nghệ (verb) to retire vừa mới (adverb) just; recently; newly khai vị (verb) to be consumed at the start of a meal to stimulate the appetite biết bao (adverb) “(who) knows how many/how much”; so many; so much; how (beautiful, etc.) lên tiếng (verb) to raise one's voice; to speak up khai sinh (verb) to register the birth of a newborn nghị viên (noun) synonym of nghị sĩ (“parliamentarian”) dân biểu (noun) member of the lower house lập pháp (adjective) legislative liên tưởng (verb) to associate (something) with; to connect in ideas chuyển thể (verb) to adapt (e.g. a novel into a film); to convert nữ sinh (noun) a schoolgirl điều hòa (adjective) Traditional tone placement spelling of điều hoà. một chút (noun) a little bit cho phép (verb) to allow; to permit phát dục (verb) to develop trợ giúp (verb) to help, to aid (in times of need or difficulty) thức tỉnh (verb) to awaken; to arouse; to make aware sử thi (noun) an epic poem trọng thể (adjective) solemn chung thân (adjective) for all of one's life lợi thế (noun) advantage; upper hand; lead di truyền (adjective) hereditary nam nữ (noun) male and female trung tuần (noun) the ten days from the 11th to the 20th of a lunar or Gregorian month biển hồ (noun) large lake (with a vast expanse of water like the sea) cổ động viên (noun) a fan who cheers their favorite participant, be it a contestant or a team thông cảm (verb) to be understanding (of a situation); to be sympathetic (to); to sympathise (with) Việt gian (noun) Vietnamese collaborating with the enemy bán độ (verb) to engage in match fixing giao dịch (verb) to meet, to contact, to exchange (often about work) triệu tập (verb) to call; to summon; to convene dòng họ (noun) clan; the entire family xác minh (verb) to verify; to confirm; to determine; to establish đề phòng (verb) to take precautions; to prevent; to guard against bắt tay (verb) to shake hands chính kiến (noun) political view; political opinion gian khó (noun) difficulties; hardships; misery tiên lượng (noun) prognosis đa cấp (adjective) multi-level câu đối (noun) a literary couplet of parallel sentences giả thiết (verb) to suppose; to conjecture; to assume thân phụ (noun) father tiêu chí (noun) criterion sinh tiền (adverb) when still alive, during their lifetime chiến dịch (noun) a campaign (series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal) thành tâm (adjective) sincere; candid; candour đoạn trường (adjective) painful; grieved; heartbroken; anguished ăn mặc (verb) to dress (generally speaking) trang trọng (adjective) formal; solemn báo công (verb) to report on one's achievements yêu quý (verb) to love and respect; to treasure linh động (adjective) lively; vivacious thanh tra (verb) to inspect; to check; to investigate ăn ý (verb) to be in agreement and harmony with each other; to act in perfect teamwork ký tên (verb) Alternative spelling of kí tên. hậu cần (noun) logistics tự ý (verb) to act voluntarily; to act without authorisation; to take upon oneself (to do something) liên đoàn (noun) all the chi đoàn of a school; the captain is called liên đoàn trưởng hiểu biết (verb) to fully understand; to know clearly; to be knowledgeable; to be learned bà chủ (noun) landlady; proprietress sĩ diện (noun) face; honour; prestige cá tính (noun) one's own personality; individuality ba hoa (verb) to be garrulous and boastful; to blabber; to brag ba phải (adjective) saying “yes”, “right” or “okay” on every occasion; lacking any opinions of one's own; lacking a backbone ngay và luôn (adverb) right now; straight away đại biểu (noun) a representative làm màu (verb) to be flamboyant or showy chân chính (adjective) true; genuine; authentic tranh thủ (verb) to attract support from other people phương án (noun) the rundown of a course of action; a plan or solution lịch trình (noun) route (of a trip); path (of development); schedule danh hiệu (noun) honourable name; title; appellation dương tính (adjective) positive âm tính (adjective) negative tình thương (noun) love; compassion; affection chia tay (verb) to part ways (with); to say goodbye (to) biểu diễn (verb) to perform; to put on a performance; to demonstrate vừa lòng (verb) to be pleased; to be satisfied điều trần (verb) to testify; to make a report (formally) nhập cảnh (verb) to enter a country xuất cảnh (verb) to leave a country số hiệu (noun) number (as in flight number, ship number, port number, etc.) thi công (verb) to construct or repair a building or infrastructure facility dung thứ (verb) to forgive; to condone; to pardon hội thảo (noun) a formal meeting where important topics are discussed; a conference, convention, forum, seminar, workshop, etc. sở tại (adjective) local; resident xuất khẩu (verb) to export thương lượng (verb) to negotiate; to bargain; to hold talks thích đáng (adjective) suitable; proper; appropriate phương hướng (noun) direction ngoại quốc (noun) foreign country cảnh sắc (noun) landscape; scenery; view bản tính (noun) inherent nature; character thi sĩ (noun) poet thần thái (noun) look or expression (of a person); mien hồng học (noun) redology (The study of the novel Dream of the Red Chamber) câu giờ (verb) to buy time, to run out the clock cầu an (verb) to be quiet-seeking; to long for a quiet life cầu cứu (verb) to ask for rescue; to cry for help giải cứu (verb) to rescue; to save địa lý (noun) Alternative spelling of địa lí. điểm danh (verb) to call the roll; to take a roll call tiếp thu (verb) to receive (something given by others) ngoại tình (noun) love affair; adultery cô đơn (adjective) lonely vụ kiện (noun) case (legal proceeding) bất hợp pháp (adjective) illegal; unlawful lưu hành (verb) to circulate; to flow through động trời (adjective) horrifically shocking and morally wrong hòa đồng (adjective) Traditional tone placement spelling of hoà đồng. lạc quan (adjective) optimistic thành thật (adjective) sincere; honest; frank nhiệt tình (adjective) enthusiastic; eager; zealous tinh ý (adjective) observant; sharp-witted; sharp ăn uống (verb) to consume foods and drinks (generally speaking) tính khí (noun) temper; mood; disposition tính tình (noun) disposition; temperament; character khách quan (adjective) objective bà ba (noun) áo bà ba (a traditional southern Vietnamese garment) truyền đạt (verb) to communicate; to impart cách tân (verb) to renovate biệt danh (noun) an affectionate or amusing nickname or moniker độc quyền (noun) sole right; monopoly quả quyết (verb) to assert; to claim; to aver; to maintain tự phụ (adjective) egotistical, grandiose, pompous, self-important (believing oneself to be better and more important than others) nhạc công (noun) instrumentalist, musician (those who play musical instruments) chuyển tự (verb) to transliterate đối tác (noun) partner; collaborator tự vẫn (verb) to commit suicide by cutting one's throat cổ phần (noun) equity (ownership, especially in terms of net monetary value of some business) đa cảm (adjective) sentimental; sensitive; emotional tham chiến (verb) to participate in a war ăn nói (verb) to speak; to express oneself tính mạng (noun) life bảo kiếm (noun) precious sword thành hoàng (noun) thành hoàng (deity enshrined in villages' communal houses in Vietnam) kỳ thủ (noun) Alternative spelling of kì thủ. trung gian (adjective) functioning as a bridge in the middle of a chain of exchange, communication, command, transaction, etc. đình công (verb) to go on a strike; to strike (to stop working as a protest) nước tiểu (noun) urine ăn ảnh (adjective) photogenic đánh đầu (verb) to head the ball thủ thư (noun) librarian thông dịch viên (noun) interpreter truyền đơn (noun) a political flyer, especially used to spread ideology or propaganda hành vi (noun) an act; a deed văn bằng (noun) diploma, certificate cố nhân (noun) old friend cung đạo (noun) kyudo quả thật (adverb) truly; honestly bảo an (verb) to ensure security; to maintain law and order an nhiên (adjective) peaceful and leisurely; at ease and accepting an bài (verb) to predetermine (one's destiny); to dispose; to preordain; to prearrange hộ sinh (verb) to assist and care for a woman in labour; to deliver (a woman) đặt tên (verb) to name; to give a name thật sự (adjective) real; true nghe nói (verb) to hear it said that; to hear tell đạo đức (noun) morality; ethics trọng đại (adjective) major; important giải nhiệt (verb) to relieve "hot" qi in your body in order to reduce acne, inflammation, etc. chia động từ (verb) to conjugate hải lưu (noun) ocean current liên tục (adjective) continuous đại bác (noun) cannon hoa có chủ (noun) one who is already taken; one who is in a relationship or married yêu sách (verb) to make a high demand that is reasonably considered unreasonable ăn nằm (verb) to eat and lie down ăn chơi (verb) to seek pleasure (with); to entertain oneself (with) ăn hỏi (verb) to celebrate a betrothal dự thi (verb) to sit for an examination; to take an examination kế tiếp (verb) to be next; to succeed to thể chất (noun) physique; constitution giải tích (noun) analysis; mathematical analysis cơ học lượng tử (noun) quantum mechanics ty thể (noun) Alternative spelling of ti thể. thay vì (preposition) instead of tác hợp (verb) to bring (a couple) together; to make a match tình cảnh (noun) situation; conditions; plight biến cố (noun) major event; happening; upheaval tính tiền (verb) to pay (to give money in exchange for goods and services) bà xã (noun) An intimate form of address for one's wife. ông xã (noun) An intimate form of address for one's husband. diễn đạt (verb) to express; to convey nghiệp vụ (noun) professional competence or knowledge; specialist skill; specialty chuyển đổi (verb) to change; to shift; to convert; to exchange ngoại tiếp (adjective) circumscribing đường cao (noun) an altitude sinh hóa (noun) alternative spelling of sinh hoá hóa sinh (noun) alternative spelling of hoá sinh hóa sinh học (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of hoá sinh học. sinh hóa học (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of sinh hoá học. thanh quản (noun) larynx bộ hạ (noun) subordinate; inferior hạ bộ (noun) external male genitalia bài học (noun) lesson (for a student) xe cấp cứu (noun) ambulance nguyên chất (adjective) pure; unadulterated ban phát (verb) to confer; to bestow; to dispense ban hành (verb) to promulgate (a law or decree); to enforce đấu tranh (verb) to struggle; to fight hành quân (verb) to march; to operate thanh tra viên (noun) inspector; investigator ứng (verb) to correspond; to respond mở cửa (verb) to open the door công danh (noun) position and fame tiến triển (verb) to progress; to develop xuất thân (verb) to come from (a background of ...); to be descended from phụ giúp (verb) to help; to assist lập nghiệp (verb) to establish one's business; to build one's career xa cách (verb) to be separated (from); to be distant; to be far away địa vị (noun) social status; position; standing thân thiết (adjective) close; familiar; dear (to one's heart) tiến hành (verb) to carry out; to proceed; to conduct thần dân (noun) subjects lập quốc (verb) to found a state; to establish a country đồng lòng (adjective) united in thought; unanimous tâm tính (noun) personal character; disposition bác học (noun) learned person; scholar; savant tác phẩm (noun) work, especially work of art vô giá (adjective) priceless; invaluable tâm trí (noun) heart and mind; mind tiếp nhận (verb) to receive; to accept cổ văn (noun) ancient literature; classical written Chinese đồng hóa (verb) Traditional tone placement spelling of đồng hoá. bình phục (verb) to recover (from illness); to regain one's health tự ty (adjective) alternative spelling of tự ti minh chứng (noun) clear proof; clear evidence phòng chống (verb) to prevent; to preclude; to forestall đau đầu (verb) to have a headache từ biệt (verb) to part; to farewell đảo chính (noun) coup d'état liên tiếp (adjective) continuous; consecutive bộ nhớ (noun) memory (unit); storage cấp độ (noun) level; scale; degree; grade thiết bị (noun) a piece of equipment such as a machine, an appliance, a piece of hardware or a device thương phẩm (noun) merchandise, commodity, goods thời hạn (noun) duration (an amount of time or a particular time interval) gia tăng (verb) to increase chế tài (noun) sanction quy định (verb) to stipulate công nghệ cao (noun) high technology; high tech cơ chế (noun) mechanism; structure luật pháp (noun) law tư vấn (verb) to offer expert or professional advice; to advise; to counsel nhận thấy (verb) to realise; to notice chỉ tiêu (noun) target; quota tăng trưởng (verb) to grow; to develop quốc doanh (adjective) state-owned; state-run công khai (adjective) public; open tâm tư (noun) thought; idea; feelings đảng bộ (noun) party committee dự kiến (verb) to foresee; to foreknow tiến độ (noun) rate of progress nguồn lực (noun) resource toàn dân (noun) the whole people; the entire population dự phòng (verb) to provide (for, against an undesirable event) thân nhân (noun) relative (of a person) đại dịch (noun) pandemic sản phụ (noun) either a pregnant woman or a woman who has just given birth sản khoa (noun) obstetrics xác nhận (verb) to confirm diễn biến (verb) to develop, unfold or transpire quốc phòng (noun) national defence phủ định (verb) to deny; to disclaim nhìn thấy (verb) to see sáng giá (adjective) brilliant; bright; valuable đơn thức (noun) a monomial biến thành (verb) to turn into; to become ký sinh (verb) Alternative spelling of kí sinh. tiêu biểu (verb) to symbolise; to represent; to typify toàn thân (noun) whole body; entire body tương đồng (adjective) similar (in certain aspects); resembling each other thuộc tính (noun) attribute; character; feature lưu cầu (noun) jade-inlaid sword cung nữ (noun) imperial maid; palace maid nhỏ bé (adjective) small; tiny (often used of something abstract) thời giờ (noun) alternative form of thì giờ (“time”) thì giờ (noun) a period of time which someone assesses as useful gia nhập (verb) to join (organisation, army, club, etc.); to enter trọng thương (adjective) seriously wounded, gravely injured bất tỉnh (adjective) unconscious tiền lệ (noun) precedent; antecedent thực thi (verb) to put into effect; to implement thường vụ (adjective) standing luật gia (noun) jurist; legist hoàn tất (verb) to complete; to finish tự chủ (verb) to be in possession of oneself; to self-control nhất trí (verb) to unanimously agree; to accord toàn cảnh (noun) overall picture; overview; panorama phát biểu (verb) to express; to formulate học thuật (noun) learning; erudition dự luật (noun) a bill (draft of a law) dự (verb) to take part (in); to participate (in); to be involved (in) loại bỏ (verb) to reject; to discard (generally speaking) công bố (verb) to announce; to proclaim; to publish phương diện (noun) aspect; bearing hình thái học (noun) morphology hình thái (noun) form; shape bố trí (verb) to arrange (things or manpower) in proper places đối diện (adjective) on the opposite side; at somewhere facing chung tình (verb) to be faithful in a love relationship cao sang (adjective) elegant; sophisticated bình chọn (verb) to vote (something as superior); to choose (through appraisal); to select (after evaluating options) sau tất cả (adverb) after all tiền đình (noun) vestibule (especially of the ear) năm tài chính (noun) financial year; fiscal year nội vụ (noun) internal affairs; home affairs; domestic affairs bác bỏ (verb) to reject; to refute động thái (noun) an action, especially a response định cư (verb) to permanently settle (in) đổi đời (verb) to move forward đối mặt (verb) to face (difficulty, danger, etc.); to face up to; to confront tuần tự (adverb) in order; one after another gia hạn (verb) to extend (a term, deadline, etc.) kiếm tìm (verb) to look for; to search for bình diện (noun) aspect; facet cung cầu (verb) to supply and demand an sinh (noun) welfare trung lưu (noun) middle reaches (of a river) nhà đất (noun) house and land; housing; estate (generally speaking) hợp thức (adjective) in accordance with regulations; valid; legal; proper dẫn truyền (verb) to transmit; to conduct công sở (noun) government office; office building hoa mắt (adjective) dazzled; bleary-eyed bệnh sử (noun) medical history (of a patient) chỉ dẫn (verb) to guide; to instruct; to direct nội khoa (noun) internal medicine bệnh tình (noun) state of disease; patient's condition sau Công Nguyên (adverb) misconstruction of Công Nguyên (“Common Era”) thống phong (noun) synonym of gút (“gout”) cái gì (pronoun) something nhân danh (noun) personal name trí tử (adjective) guaranteed to cause death; fatal người mẫu (noun) a model (person) bắc thuộc (adjective) when the ethnic Vietnamese were colonized by the Chinese Pháp thuộc (adjective) when Vietnam was colonized by France địa y (noun) lichen độc nhất (adjective) unique bạn đời (noun) companion for life (i.e. one's wife or husband) sức sống (noun) vitality; vigour phân hiệu (noun) a subsidiary campus of a school operated in another province kim tiền (noun) money (in general) tích có hướng (noun) a vector product vệ sĩ (noun) a bodyguard; compare bảo vệ (“security guard”) trị vì (verb) to rule, to reign Đội viên (noun) a member of Đội Đoàn viên (noun) a member of Đoàn Đảng viên (noun) a member of Đảng tiến lên (verb) to advance; to move forward lý lịch (noun) Alternative spelling of lí lịch. thân thích (noun) one's relatives (generally speaking) hội nhập (verb) to integrate (into); to assimilate (into) hết mình (adjective) to the fullest; one's all người thân (noun) relative (someone in the same family; someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption) bảo lãnh (adjective) guaranteed or of legal responsibility danh nhân (noun) a renowned (typically deceased) individual who (has) made important contributions to humanity trần thế (noun) world of mortals quả thực (adverb) alternative form of quả thật kết án (verb) to sentence; to convict bạn hữu (noun) friend cô bác (noun) Referring to people older than the speaker whom the speaker considers to be of the same generation as his/her parents. phần lớn (noun) the greatest part; the most part diễn giải (verb) to interpret; to explain kể cả (verb) to include đa phần (noun) the most part bình chân (adjective) unruffled; unconcerned; indifferent thành quả (noun) fruits; achievements cấp thiết (adjective) pressing; urgent; imperative chủ đạo (adjective) leading; decisive mặt hàng (noun) commodities of commerce; product; item đơn chiếc (adjective) solitary; lonely sinh mạng (noun) life tịch (verb) to drop dead; to croak y tế (noun) health care thực lòng (adjective) alternative form of thật lòng thật lòng (adjective) sincere; frank; honest chẳng thể (verb) can not (ever) sự đời (noun) worldly matters kỳ thực (adverb) alternative spelling of kì thực nội tâm (noun) inner feelings; what is in one's heart of hearts thường dân (noun) common people; civilian hà tất (adverb) what for; what is the good of? tâm sức (noun) synonym of tâm lực tâm lực (noun) mental effort; energy; willpower thân xác (noun) body of a person (as opposed to the mind) chân thực (adjective) alternative form of chân thật chân thật (adjective) honest; truthful; candid; frank trang điểm (verb) to make up phẩm chất (noun) quality; virtue mỹ phẩm (noun) Alternative spelling of mĩ phẩm. ăn diện (verb) to be stylish; to dress smartly (generally speaking) trang chủ (noun) a home page một ít (noun) a little bit phân phát (verb) to distribute; to dispense thức ăn nhanh (noun) fast food đổi thay (verb) to change sĩ tử (noun) a student who is about to take or taking a major exam, such as one for a position in the feudal government or one for college giáo sĩ (noun) a missionary sao biển (noun) a starfish (various echinoderms) số nguyên (noun) an integer đâu đó (adverb) somewhere tiếng Mỹ (noun) Alternative spelling of tiếng Mĩ. hòa (adjective) Traditional tone placement spelling of hoà. Sao Thủy (noun) alternative spelling of sao Thuỷ (“Mercury”) (planet) Mỹ kim (noun) Alternative spelling of Mĩ kim. người Hoa Kỳ (noun) alternative spelling of người Hoa Kì công tử (noun) a duke's son, a nobility title under the Nguyễn dynasty minh quân (noun) an upright monarch thần đồng (noun) child prodigy như đúng rồi (adverb) as if that were true; as if that were the case; as if that were a matter of fact nghĩ sao (adverb) how do you think hoàng gia (noun) a royal family or imperial family kể từ (conjunction) as from; since vô số (adjective) countless; innumerable cung đình (noun) imperial palace đấu giá (verb) to auction cổ vật (noun) an artifact định kiến (noun) preconception; fixed views tất yếu (adjective) inevitable thường phục (noun) plain clothing; everyday clothes bất hòa (adjective) Traditional tone placement spelling of bất hoà. bất nhất (adjective) inconsistent; changeable ca từ (noun) lyrics toàn năng (adjective) omnipotent, all-powerful, almighty thuận (adjective) dominant công nghệ sinh học (noun) biotechnology vô tâm (adjective) absent-minded; heedless; insensitive; indifferent; heartless hồ đồ (adjective) foolish tiêu hóa (verb) Traditional tone placement spelling of tiêu hoá. đường tiêu hóa (noun) alternative spelling of đường tiêu hoá chuyển hóa (verb) alternative spelling of chuyển hoá sinh bệnh (verb) to cause an illness; to fall ill sinh bệnh học (noun) pathogenesis tại ngoại (adjective) out on bail trình báo (verb) to report (to authorities, etc.); to inform bên nguyên (noun) plaintiff; prosecutor ngoại hình (noun) outward appearance (of a person) hoa màu (noun) farm produce; agricultural products đánh bắt (verb) to catch (fish, etc.) vô chủ (adjective) unowned; ownerless thường kỳ (adjective) alternative spelling of thường kì tiêu điểm (noun) a focus; a focal point nguy (adjective) dangerous; perilous trị giá (verb) to be worth (a certain amount of money) đánh đổi (noun) to sacrifice one thing in exchange of another, to make a trade-off mở đầu (verb) to begin; to start chuyển biến (verb) to change; to evolve đối sách (noun) countertactic; countermeasure công thương (noun) industry and commerce ứng tác (verb) to improvise nhân gian (noun) the human world; humanity; mankind thiên thể (noun) a celestial body; a heavenly body ý muốn (noun) wish; desire toàn diện (adjective) thorough; all-round động phòng (noun) bridal chamber; nuptial chamber tổng cộng (verb) to total; to add up cao vọng (noun) lofty ambition; high hope đá hoa (noun) marble cảm kích (verb) to be touched; to be moved; to appreciate hòa nhập (verb) alternative spelling of hoà nhập chuyện ấy (noun) that thing bắt gặp (verb) to encounter sinh cảnh (noun) habitat nhân hậu (adjective) kind-hearted; gracious sinh trưởng (verb) to grow phong độ (noun) manners xã giao (noun) social relations; social interactions; social etiquette phong thái (noun) manners and attitude; carriage; bearing không lưu (noun) air traffic tạo hóa (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of tạo hoá. thương yêu (verb) to love; to be fond of; to love dearly; to cherish đức tính (noun) virtue; good quality cộng tác (verb) to collaborate, to co-operate biển cả (noun) the sea(s); the ocean (the continuous body of salt water covering a majority of the Earth's surface) cầu kỳ (adjective) alternative spelling of cầu kì lý trí (noun) Alternative spelling of lí trí. ý đồ (noun) intention; design; plan chuyện đó (noun) that thing cơ trưởng (noun) pilot (in command); captain trẻ trung (adjective) youthful kích động (verb) to strike; to hit; to attack; to assault phạm pháp (verb) to break the law; to be illegal ra đời (verb) to be born; to come into the world chính đáng (adjective) legitimate; reasonable; justifiable; proper học giả (noun) scholar hội đoàn (noun) association; society đặt hàng (verb) to place an order; to order pháp quyền (adjective) under the rule of law chú tâm (verb) to focus solely (on); to concentrate fully (on) đầu lòng (adjective) first-born đại gia đình (noun) big family (of three or more generations); great community bất tử (adjective) immortal; everlasting; undying phụ tình (verb) to betray (someone's love); to be unfaithful hết lòng (adverb) with all of one's heart bỏ qua (verb) to bypass; to skip quá trời (adverb) extremely; mighty tiểu liên (noun) submachine gun bán dẫn (adjective) semiconducting trung đoàn (noun) a regiment phát thanh viên (noun) a radio broadcaster hành xử (verb) to behave; to act cao tay (adjective) capable; highly able cao thủ (noun) skilled person; master thiếu gia (noun) a young master, the son of a wealthy man hóa trị (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of hoá trị. bình địa (noun) wasteland bình định (verb) to subjugate; to pacify hóa đơn (noun) alternative spelling of hoá đơn thiên tử (noun) a Son of Heaven sinh thái (noun) ecology (relations between organisms and to surroundings) hoàn mỹ (adjective) Alternative spelling of hoàn mĩ. đề cao (verb) to heighten (vigilance etc.) đánh tiếng (verb) to make a noise to make others know of one's presence hậu trường (noun) backstage phong lưu (adjective) refined-mannered; elegant; smart nhân thân (noun) background information, antecedents, record, etc. of a person bảo vật (noun) a valuable object, especially a relic or an artifact cổ trang (noun) ancient costume; ancient clothing cung đấu (noun) struggles in the palace thế năng (noun) potential energy doanh số (noun) business turnover; sales; revenue chân không (noun) vacuum hiểm (adjective) dangerous; perilous từ trần (verb) to pass away tiểu ban (noun) subcommittee cảm thông (verb) to sympathise with; to feel for qua khỏi (verb) to go past; to go beyond đặc hiệu (adjective) having special efficacy mất tích (verb) to go missing; to disappear nữ chính (noun) female protagonist cố tình (verb) to deliberately do something; to intentionally do chú giải (verb) to gloss; to annotate explanatorily; to make a clarifying textual comment tử số (noun) a numerator giả cách (verb) to pretend tử trận (verb) to be killed in action; to die on the battlefield tổ sư (noun) founder; progenitor minh tinh (noun) synonym of sao (“star”), especially a movie star nhất quyết (verb) to make a firm decision; to be resolved hòa hợp (verb) alternative spelling of hoà hợp danh gia (noun) famous family vừa mắt (adjective) pleasant to the eyes điều tiếng (noun) bad reputation; bad talk (about someone) vô độ (adjective) immoderate; excessive; uncontrolled danh nghĩa (noun) the apparent, usually ostensible, self-designation or self-characterization bao cấp (verb) to state-subsidise; to centralise budget subsidies tác ta (adjective) Tatar kinh độ (noun) a longitude (angular distance) quy kết (verb) to make a judgment about someone in a subjective way, without basis; to assume; to accuse; to attribute; to conclude cứu tinh (noun) savior thân mình (noun) body; torso vui tính (adjective) cheerful (in personality); jovial; lighthearted thời báo (noun) Times cổ đông (noun) a shareholder/stockholder quản trị (verb) to supervise; to administer; to manage thế chiến (noun) world war có hậu (adjective) grateful and willing to repay those to whom you're in debt cảnh tượng (noun) scene; sight vô hình (adjective) invisible; unseen chế xuất (verb) to specialise in manufacturing goods for export chi dùng (verb) to spend; to pay out; to disburse khu chế xuất (noun) export-processing zone chân tình (noun) utter sincerity; true feelings; genuine sentiments bé nhỏ (adjective) little; small; young (generally speaking) ra mắt (verb) to present oneself (in front of others); to come into sight khác thường (adjective) different from the norm; unusual, uncommon, aberrant, abnormal, extraordinary, etc. giáo lý (noun) Alternative spelling of giáo lí. quản giáo (noun) educator-warden (in reeducation camps); superintendent (in prison) sao sao (noun) limpet thể diện (noun) face (as a sociological concept); dignity; honour (generally speaking) đi công tác (verb) to go on a business trip danh tính (noun) an identity an tâm (verb) alternative form of yên tâm (“to be reassured”) thực quản (noun) an esophagus phép nhân (noun) multiplication ninh (verb) to stew sư đoàn (noun) a division sư (noun) title for monks and nuns chi đội (noun) the smallest body that makes up Đội and consists of a class of grade school or middle school student members liên đội (noun) all the chi đội of a school; the captain is called liên đội trưởng chi đoàn (noun) the smallest body that makes up Đoàn; itself is made up of a class of high school student members; its captain is called chi đoàn trư pháp y (noun) forensics; forensic science tra hỏi (verb) to interrogate; to question diễn xuất (verb) to act; to perform chịu chơi (adjective) willing to go all out; eager to go all the way; inclined to please the crowd tiến trình (noun) process xác lập (verb) to establish; to set up biệt lập (verb) to stand isolated; to be independent địa hình (noun) terrain; relief gia cố (verb) to reinforce; to consolidate vùng đất (noun) land; territory hữu hiệu (adjective) effective vô hiệu (adjective) ineffectual; ineffective dịch chuyển (verb) synonym of chuyển dịch (“to shift; to move”) đầu quân (verb) to join the army; to enlist phân vùng (verb) to mark off into (economic) zones; to partition nữ công (noun) women's work tiếp diễn (verb) to go on; to continue giao chiến (verb) to be engaged in battle; to exchange fire thủy chiến (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of thuỷ chiến. kiểm (verb) to check; to verify đường thủy (noun) alternative spelling of đường thuỷ kinh đô (noun) a feudal capital city tác chiến (verb) to fight a battle; to combat tình thế (noun) situation; circumstances; state bắt giữ (verb) to arrest nhập cuộc (verb) to take part in; to be an insider; to join lưu giữ (verb) to keep on a long-term basis; to preserve; to store; to archive vật chứng (noun) material evidence thông tư (noun) circular letter; circular trung cấp (adjective) intermediate đình chỉ (verb) to suspend; to recess; to cease; to stop (either indefinitely or permanently), often by authorities môi giới (verb) to act as a go-between; to mediate in between nhân phẩm (noun) human dignity trực hệ (noun) direct lineage (descent) thư pháp gia (noun) calligraphist địa chủ (noun) landlord of agricultural land or plantations tại hạ (pronoun) I/me giao thương (verb) to trade; to do business (generally speaking) cơ quan chức năng (noun) appropriate authorities; relevant authorities bảo thủ (adjective) stubborn; obstinate; adamant lưu hoàng (noun) Northern Vietnam form of lưu huỳnh (“sulfur”) lệ như (conjunction) synonym of ví dụ (“for example”) chính trực (adjective) upright; honest; ethical cứ liệu (noun) data (used to prove, make a conclusion, etc.); material phân định (verb) to demarcate; to delimit; to distinguish and fix (a boundary) bình phong (noun) a screen; blind trung du (noun) middle reaches đơn thân (adjective) single; unmarried hành hạ (verb) to cause serious injury or misery to someone; to harass, to torment cá tra (noun) iridescent shark (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) hiệu ứng (noun) effect cá thể (noun) individual thi vị (noun) poetic beauty thống thiết (adjective) pathetic Nữ Chân (adjective) related to Jurchen nước Tàu (noun) China tiếng Trung (noun) Chinese language hệ điều hành (noun) operating system trang bị (verb) to equip thư từ (noun) letters cá ông (noun) whale địa tâm (adjective) geocentric nhật tâm (adjective) heliocentric nguyên hình (noun) the original, true form pháp thuật (noun) alternative form of phép thuật (“magic”) (use of supernatural rituals, forces etc.) pháp sư (noun) a type of variously defined priest bảo trọng (interjection) be safe; take care ý vị (noun) deep, profound meaning địa giới (noun) a border between a country's administrative divisions hoa thị (noun) synonym of sao (“asterisk”) yếu điểm (noun) an area critical to a military organization quả nhân (pronoun) I/me các hạ (pronoun) you Nhật hoàng (noun) synonym of thiên hoàng (“Emperor or Empress Regnant of Japan”) cổ tích (noun) folktales vô tích sự (adjective) worthless kiến giải (noun) opinion; view hướng đạo (noun) scouting (the Scouting movement) đồng tử (noun) eye pupil chế tạo (verb) to manufacture; to make; to fabricate tiêu dùng (verb) to consume (goods and services) người đẹp (noun) a good-looking person quản cơ (noun) Battalion Commander; a military officer title of Nguyễn dynasty, above cai đội and below chưởng cơ đại học sĩ (noun) Grand Secretary; member of Grand Secretariat nội các (noun) cabinet (of a government) thuốc nam (noun) traditional Vietnamese medication tức là (adverb) that is; that is to say tượng hình (noun) pictogram, one of the six classifications of Chinese characters 六書 (lục thư). hình thanh (noun) a phono-semantic compound, one of the six types of Han characters, containing characters comprising a part that indicates the meaning chuyển chú (noun) figurative extension of meaning. nhà sư (noun) monk; bonze giáo tỉnh (noun) province (area under the jurisdiction of an archbishop) giám tỉnh (noun) provincial (monastic superior) vô sản (adjective) proletarian tư sản (adjective) bourgeois dương lịch (noun) the Gregorian calendar tiếng Việt Nam (noun) Vietnamese language tân thời (adjective) trendy, especially if inspired by western design ideas such as frills, pleats, form-fittingness, pearl necklaces, etc. yêu thuật (noun) sorcery; magic thiên văn (noun) synonym of thiên văn học (“astronomy”) tăng giá (verb) to increase in price thị phạm (verb) to physically demonstrate phủ đầu (adjective) as a warning bóng bay (noun) a balloon thành lập (verb) to establish; to set up; to found tiểu từ (noun) particle quân nhân (noun) a member, either enlisted member or an officer ghi tên (verb) to write down one's name; to sign up, register không gian tên (noun) namespace sang tên (verb) to transfer title or ownership of something tên gọi (noun) name (any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing) tên hiệu (noun) art name (pseudonym adopted by an artist) bài viết (noun) article thương gia (noun) merchant giả tạo (adjective) fake, artificial, affected thời bao cấp (noun) Subsidy Period, part of Vietnamese history when the country was under a planned economy, usually taken as going from 1976 to 1986 thuộc cấp (noun) subordinate thế chân (verb) to replace, to succeed số đông (noun) majority phát đạt (verb) to thrive; to prosper người đồng tính (noun) homosexual người chuyển giới (noun) transgender person biến chứng (noun) complication phân loại học (noun) taxonomy trường tiểu học (noun) primary school chính trị học (noun) political science chính ủy (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of chính uỷ. vô cơ (adjective) inorganic Nhật Bản học (noun) Japanology đạo đức học (noun) ethics (as a field of study) y sinh (noun) physician; medical doctor vật liệu (noun) material cổ nhân loại học (noun) paleoanthropology hồi quốc (noun) sultanate duy vật (adjective) materialist duy tâm (adjective) idealist hiện tượng học (noun) phenomenology nào giờ (adverb) ever; from then to now nhân văn học (noun) humanities chuyển động học (noun) kinematics cổ thực vật học (noun) paleobotany địa danh học (noun) toponymy cửa mình (noun) synonym of âm hộ (“a vulva”, literally “yin door”) cố lên (interjection) go for it; do your best; don't give up nước đôi (adjective) ambiguous, equivocal trợ lý (noun) Alternative spelling of trợ lí. tốt đẹp (adjective) good; fine sáng kiến (noun) initiative; innovation vừa ý (adjective) to one's liking or satisfaction; satisfactory bán phần (adjective) partial nguyên thủ quốc gia (noun) a head of state ra chơi (verb) to go outside the class to play during recess thần kinh học (noun) neurology tạo hình (verb) to create a shape or model bỏ cuộc (verb) to give up; to quit kỳ tích (noun) Alternative spelling of kì tích. ủy viên (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of uỷ viên. thân thế (noun) life (especially of a famed person); background; identity; status chứng nhận (verb) to certify loại hình (noun) a type, form or mode trước mắt (noun) current and immediate times ahead thi nhân (noun) poet phụ hệ (adjective) patriarchal đặc khu hành chính (noun) a special administrative region động vật nguyên sinh (noun) a protozoan vô ý thức (adjective) uncivil; uncivilized; uncultured sĩ quan (noun) a commissioned officer nhân tử (noun) a factor biểu thức (noun) an expression sinh thiết (noun) biopsy tự động hóa (verb) alternative spelling of tự động hoá công đoạn (noun) stage (of work); phase; step kể ra (adverb) actually, in fact đại nội (noun) imperial palace đại tinh tinh (noun) gorilla đội hình (noun) a roster tin dùng (verb) to trust in the quality of a product and keep using it ở giá (verb) to voluntarily remain unmarried sinh dục (adjective) reproductive cả nghĩ (adjective) having the tendency to overthink or to needlessly worry độ C (noun) a degree Celsius cực đại (noun) a maximum để mắt (verb) to pay attention to, to keep an eye on bất tỉnh nhân sự (adjective) completely unconscious; completely out cold quân đoàn (noun) corps gia sư (noun) tutor thời gian biểu (noun) a timetable, usually for outlining one's daily routine and staying punctually disciplined hồ đồng (noun) hutong trận đánh (noun) battle; fight; combat tử thi (noun) corpse tiếng Trung Quốc (noun) the Chinese language văn nghệ (noun) clipping of văn học nghệ thuật (“literature and art”) liệu pháp (noun) therapy tiếng Kinh (noun) Vietnamese language chuyển giới (verb) to have a sex change quả cảm (adjective) heroically brave or courageous, especially if willing to sacrifice one's own life đồng hồ sinh học (noun) a biological clock thường nhật (adjective) everyday mặt tiền (noun) a facade cứu mạng (verb) to save someone's life quyền Pháp (noun) savate quyền Anh (noun) boxing người đời (noun) other people, as opposed to myself/ourselves mặc gia (noun) Mohism cổ động (verb) to cheer someone (encourage with cheers or shouts) cô giáo (noun) female teacher định danh (noun) identifier (formal name used in source code to refer to a variable, function, procedure, package, etc.) mã số (noun) identifier (formal name used in source code to refer to a variable, function, procedure, package, etc.) lớn tuổi (adjective) old, aged trung đội (noun) a platoon trường ca (noun) synonym of sử thi (“epic poem”) lý tính (noun) Alternative spelling of lí tính. cầu tiêu (noun) latrine; outhouse tiếng Hoa (noun) the Chinese language of the Hoa people nguyên thủy (adjective) Traditional tone placement spelling of nguyên thuỷ. gây sự (verb) to pick a fight phá bản (verb) to use the technique of "reduction" woodblock printing, where subsequent colors are printed using the same block after carving away a đồ dùng (noun) utensil; tool; appliance đảo quốc (noun) island state giáo trình (noun) curriculum bệnh dịch (noun) epidemic (widespread disease) kiến tập (verb) to job-shadow, to take training by observing professionals in action đồng thanh (adverb) in unison thống trị (verb) to rule; to govern; to dominate khoảng cách xã hội (noun) social distance tinh cầu (noun) a star bố nó (pronoun) you, our child(ren)'s dad mẹ nó (pronoun) you, our child(ren)'s mom bất biến (adjective) invariable điều tra dân số (verb) to collect a census trên mạng (adjective) online điện động (adjective) electromotive thiên cầu (noun) celestial sphere tự trọng (verb) to respect oneself không thủ đạo (noun) karate dịch bệnh (noun) epidemic tâm thế (noun) mindset thường trực (adjective) permanently present thiết nghĩ (adverb) in my opinion thanh bình (adjective) peaceful môi sinh (noun) the environment phòng vệ (verb) to protect, to defend đồng dạng (adjective) similar cổ tay (noun) wrist nhất thành bất biến (adjective) immutable, unchangeable biến động (verb) to undergo major change, to be in turmoil giao điểm (noun) a point of intersection trung tuyến (noun) a median đồng tâm (adjective) concentric pháp chế (noun) legal system; legal regime tây nam (adjective) southwestern đông bắc (adjective) northeastern hết thời (adjective) out of date, out of fashion trọng âm (noun) stress, stressed sound điện hạ (noun) Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness tâm bệnh học (noun) psychopathology tinh hoa (noun) the best, the finest nội thị (noun) inner city tổng hòa (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of tổng hoà. thứ trưởng (noun) a deputy minister or deputy secretary cư dân (noun) resident; inhabitant xe điện (noun) an electric train học thức (noun) scholarly education, erudition hợp pháp hóa (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of hợp pháp hoá. bất bình (adjective) upset that you or someone else is being or has been mistreated; indignant, outraged, displeased, etc. quốc hữu hóa (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of quốc hữu hoá. công nghiệp hóa (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of công nghiệp hoá. điện hóa (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of điện hoá. thực dân hóa (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of thực dân hoá. dân chủ hóa (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of dân chủ hoá. Trung Quốc hóa (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of Trung Quốc hoá. sắc mặt (noun) facial complexion thủy sản (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of thuỷ sản. tăng động (adjective) hyperactive kiểm dịch (verb) to quarantine thần chú (noun) a mantra, often Vietnamese, but possibly also Sino-Vietnamese or even Sanskrit trận cầu (noun) a match chính diện (adjective) frontal; of the front/frontal side/face thái quá (adverb) excessively; immoderately tạo dựng (verb) to create; to establish; to form (generally speaking) đối ngoại (verb) to deal with foreign countries; (attributive) foreign nội địa (noun) inland; hinterland tạo lập (verb) to set up; to establish mặt đường (noun) road surface thương tâm (adjective) heartbreaking; heart-rending chú trọng (verb) to focus (on); to pay attention (to) đá cầu (noun) traditional sport in which players try to keep a weighted shuttlecock in the air with their bodies; jianzi nhiệt lượng (noun) heat; amount of heat tiếng Tây (noun) French language liên đảng (noun) coalition chí sĩ (noun) person with lofty principles, especially one with a strong conviction on how society should be thành đạt (verb) to be successful (in life, career, etc.); to succeed sát nhân (noun) a killer, a murderer chất liệu (noun) material; matter; component thiết thực (adjective) practical (effective and applicable to a real situation) tử hình (noun) death penalty; capital punishment vô hướng (adjective) scalar vô thức (adjective) unconscious, subconscious trọng yếu (adjective) important, vital địa chính trị (noun) geopolitics tình báo (noun) intelligence; intel tập kết (verb) to gather; to assemble chuyên dụng (adjective) specialised (for certain uses); dedicated phân công (verb) to assign (tasks); to allot đồng đội (noun) a teammate; a comrade-in-arms tiền phương (noun) front line bình quân (adjective) average đối lưu (noun) convection cảm ứng (noun) response (to an external stimulant); reaction kế tục (verb) to continue; to succeed tân gia (noun) housewarming, a party where the host celebrates their freshly built house hải chiến (noun) naval battle khí chất (noun) aura (of a person); qualities chí khí (noun) spirit; backbone; resolve nghị lực (noun) willpower dịch vị (noun) gastric fluid, gastric juice rộng lượng (adjective) generous cầu tiến (adjective) having desire for progress and advancement (of oneself) cầu toàn (adjective) perfectionist ứng viên (noun) candidate (typically for a job) liên danh (noun) ticket (list of candidates for an election) cơ khí (noun) mechanics; machinery địa hóa học (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of địa hoá học. trọng dụng (verb) to assign someone to an important position kiểm định (verb) to accredit lập trường (noun) a stance (opinion or point of view) cộng sinh (noun) symbiosis hải lý (noun) Alternative spelling of hải lí (“nautical mile”). cổ động vật học (noun) paleozoology cổ địa lý học (noun) Alternative spelling of cổ địa lí học. tính năng (noun) a function or feature mất công (verb) to put one's effort (into something that turns out to useless or not needed) chi hội (noun) section; branch; chapter thấy chưa (interjection) you see? nghiên (noun) inkstone vật dụng (noun) object of everyday use; appliance khi dễ (verb) to belittle, to see as lightweight vô tính (adjective) asexual nhân giống (noun) reproduction, multiplication, propagation hoạt cảnh (noun) theatrical vignette of educational character, often about a historical event, the origins of some institution, and the like nhân thần (noun) tutelary deity in Vietnamese folk religion tranh tài (noun) contest, competition đồng tình (verb) to agree, to share the sentiment with bài tập (noun) exercise đông chí (noun) winter solstice báo ứng (noun) retribution, karma nhân quả (noun) the principle of karmic cause and effect regarding human conduct: a specific act or deed (nhân) shall return a justly positive or neg vô thường (noun) impermanence tuyến đầu (noun) frontline nam cực (noun) south pole biệt đội (noun) squad, team đặc hữu (adjective) endemic trực quan (adjective) very intuitive; very easy to grasp; what you see is what you get cơ giới (noun) machine; motor danh từ hóa (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of danh từ hoá. bản doanh (noun) headquarters vui chơi (verb) to have fun; to frolic; to make merry điện cơ (noun) electromechanics đông phương học (noun) Oriental studies đại đội (noun) a company nghị sự (noun) agenda item nghị trình (noun) agenda (a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting)) chị đại (noun) a female gang leader vũ lực (noun) force hạ giới (noun) the mortal world đô hội (adjective) characteristic of a major city, urban and lively giao hợp (verb) to engage in sexual intercourse phân viện (noun) branch (of an institute) tâm địa (noun) character; heart bộ máy (noun) apparatus, mechanism, machinery vận hành (verb) to run, to be operational, to function tự quản (verb) to self-manage (autonomously to some extent though still under a higher authority) hoa lệ (adjective) beautiful vô đối (adjective) unrivaled; unmatched; incomparable bất kể (adverb) no matter cấp 3 (noun) level 3 thứ nữ (noun) the second, but not youngest, daughter nhà trẻ (noun) a nursery school or daycare center yêu tinh (noun) evil spirit hướng nghiệp (verb) to orient hoàng đạo (noun) ecliptic biển người (noun) huge crowd đặc cách (adjective) eligible for special treatment sáng chế (verb) to invent; to create; to develop hội trưởng (noun) the president or chairperson of an organization with hội in its name thư lại (noun) a scribe thật tình (adjective) truthful; honest; frank vô tình (adjective) heartless, hardhearted vô cảm (adjective) indifferent, apathetic vô sự (adjective) unharmed; unhurt thế thân (noun) a body double địa cấp thị (noun) prefecture-level city, an administrative division of China immediately below the province level thứ nguyên (adjective) dimensional phong hóa (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of phong hoá. dân chơi (noun) a playboy; baller; wealthy pleasure seeker ứng cứu (verb) to rescue tối kiến (noun) a stupid idea hữu tình (adjective) emotionally evocative hiện đại hóa (verb) Traditional tone placement spelling of hiện đại hoá. quả báo (noun) karma (a force or law of nature which causes one to reap what one sows) trực diện (adverb) directly giải trình (verb) to explain with the aim of convincing luật định (noun) the content of the law ăn khách (adjective) popular with the audience có vẻ (verb) to seem, to appear quân phục (noun) military uniform phim trường (noun) a film set trường quốc tế (noun) the international stage; the global stage thật tâm (adverb) sincerely; truthfully Việt Nam hóa (verb) Traditional tone placement spelling of Việt Nam hoá. tiếp tế (verb) to give material assistance, to supply điều nghiên (verb) to investigate, to do surveys and research ngoại vụ (noun) foreign affairs nguyên bản (noun) original báo quyền (noun) leopard style hệ phương trình (noun) a system of equations thủy thủ (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of thuỷ thủ. di vật (noun) relic hồi sinh (verb) to resurrect; to revive phụ phẩm (noun) byproduct điều chế (verb) to prepare out of available ingredients bộ dạng (noun) one's appearance tác phong (noun) style; manners văn phong (noun) writing style tiêu bản (noun) specimen, biospecimen khu công nghiệp (noun) industrial park chuyên cần (adjective) diligent; industrious; hard-working truyền nhân (noun) disciples; ideological followers bất cần (adjective) unconcerned; nonchalant; indifferent minh chủ (noun) the ultimate leader of all martial arts circles biển báo (noun) a traffic sign; a road sign giáo chủ (noun) the highest leader of a religious community địa đạo (noun) an underground tunnel/passage, or a network of such tunnels/passages điện thế (noun) electric potential điện từ (adjective) electromagnetic điện trường (noun) electric field quá cảnh (verb) to transit; pass across; pass through thư phòng (noun) a study vi thể (noun) microbody cố định (adjective) fixed đánh thức (verb) to awaken; to wake someone up hệ quả (noun) a corollary danh mục (noun) a list (of names) xã đoàn (noun) a commune-level division of Đoàn câu nói (noun) a saying; expression diễn tập (noun) to exercise or to drill anh thư (noun) a heroine; a lady hero áo quan (noun) a coffin ăn tiền (verb) to take bribes lượng tử hóa (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of lượng tử hoá. ăn gian (verb) to cheat; wrongfully gain âm ba (noun) sound wave âm học (noun) acoustics; the study of mechanical waves ấn định (verb) to decide (on); to determine ấn hành (verb) to publish (by print) tây hóa (verb) alternative letter-case form of Tây hoá bài làm (noun) a task; an exercise; writing work bài ngoại (verb) to be xenophobic bài trí (verb) to put, to place in an order ban bố (verb) to promulgate; to declare bán thân (noun) a bust; half-body sculpture bán tự động (adjective) semi-automatic tiếp điểm (noun) a point of tangency bản thảo (noun) manuscript báo danh (verb) to list names; enter name báo giới (noun) the press; the news media journalists báo hiệu (verb) to signal báo thức (verb) to awaken bảo mật (verb) to be confidential; keep secrets bảo toàn (verb) to preserve; to keep intact bảo trợ (verb) to provide material support for individuals or organizations with financial difficulties bằng lòng (verb) to consent; agree bất định (adjective) unstable; uncertain bất đồng (adjective) different; in disagreement bất nhân (adjective) not virtuous; not benevolent or altruistic phẩm cách (noun) dignity thiên vị (adjective) biased; partial; unfair biệt hiệu (noun) nickname; alias biến chuyển (verb) to develop; to grow and change biến thiên (verb) to vary; to change in value biến hóa (verb) Traditional tone placement spelling of biến hoá. cơ mật (adjective) secret; privy biển thủ (verb) to embezzle, or to defalcate biệt tài (noun) a special talent biểu thị (verb) to indicate; signify; display bình phẩm (verb) to criticize; to judge; to evaluate bình điện (noun) a wet cell battery bỏ nhỏ (verb) to short pass; shoot for a small distance tiên liệu (verb) to anticipate, to contemplate phân giải (verb) to decompose, resolve or break down độ phân giải (noun) resolution bóng truyền (noun) alternative form of bóng chuyền thân sĩ (noun) a learned person; a literatus bộ lạc (noun) tribe sinh kế (noun) livelihood bởi thế (adverb) therefore; consequently quy trình (noun) process; procedure vật tự thể (noun) thing-in-itself cá biệt (adjective) particular; unique; individual thiên để (noun) nadir hết cả (adjective) entire; whole cách biệt (verb) to separate; cut off cách chức (verb) to dismiss; oust; fire; remove from office cách điện (verb) to insulate from electricity cách trở (verb) to separate and obstruct; divide and preclude reunion mặc cảm (noun) anxiety or hang-ups about your own flaws as compared to other people's mặt nước (noun) surface of the water cảm tử (verb) to brave death; be unafraid of dying cảm tưởng (noun) an impression; reflective opinion quan hệ sản xuất (noun) relations of production tương tư (noun) lovesickness cảnh trí (noun) scenery; surroundings hộ pháp (noun) a dharmapala; deity protecting Buddhist laws cao quý (adjective) noble; virtuous cao tăng (noun) a virtuous senior monk nguyên văn (adverb) verbatim giống như (verb) to be similar to; to be alike cần câu (noun) fishing rod trợ cấp (verb) to subsidize; financially assist hạ cấp (noun) a lower class; low rank; lower echelon cấp phát (verb) to allocate; issue; distribute cấp tiến (adjective) radical; progressive cập (verb) to dock; land câu lưu (verb) to detain; arrest hoàn cầu (adjective) global; worldwide tổng động viên (verb) to generally mobilize phục viên (verb) to demobilize cầu viện (verb) to request aid trả lại (verb) to give back; to return; to restore để mặc (verb) to leave alone; to let be; to leave be; to ignore Đức ông (noun) Monsignor (a Catholic title of address) thực khách (noun) a diner (one who dines) cao lớn (adjective) tall; high tinh thông (adjective) knowledgeable; expert; well-versed in (a field) định kỳ (adjective) Alternative spelling of định kì. dễ thường (adverb) probably; likely trị liệu (noun) therapy (treatment of disease) chẳng qua (adverb) only; merely; just tiền nhân (noun) forebears, forefathers thành kiến (noun) prejudice; bias; preconception; preconceived idea biến thể (noun) a variant tiền thân (noun) a former organization; a precursor cổ chân (noun) ankle (the juncture of the foot and the leg) lâu dài (adjective) long chân tài (noun) true talent; genuine ability quá sức (adverb) too; excessively; overly tư chất (noun) aptitude; intelligence; intellect biến chất (noun) corruption; degeneracy; deterioration; decay hóa chất (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of hoá chất. đưa ra (verb) to present; to show đơn nhất (adjective) unitary thông lệ (noun) general rule; common practice; customary behavior học chế (noun) an educational system; academic regime chế định (noun) an institution (as a set of principles and norms) phục chế (verb) to restore; to recreate; to refurbish (especially artifacts and antiques) chết chưa (interjection) alternative form of chết chửa (“oh my goodness”) đại giáo đường (noun) a large religious building (such as a cathedral, basilica, synagogue, or mosque) giáo đường (noun) a temple; church; chapel; synagogue; place of worship phát bệnh (verb) to fall ill; to become sick; to be afflicted by disease trọng bệnh (noun) a serious illness; severe disease; critical ailment chết sống (noun) death and life (generally) tạo nên (verb) to create; to produce; to generate biệt kích (noun) a commando; special forces operative; elite soldier tư bản lưu động (noun) circulating capital nghĩ ra (verb) to imagine, to come up with vô phương (adjective) unable; incapable; impossible chân phương (adjective) orderly; proper; neat and tidy chi bộ (noun) a branch; chapter; cell chi cấp (verb) to provide; to distribute; to allocate chi dụng (verb) alternative form of chi dùng (“to spend”) phân hội (noun) section; branch; chapter chi thu (noun) expenditures and income chí lý (adjective) Alternative spelling of chí lí (“logical”). chí tử (adjective) deadly; lethal; fatal chí phải (adjective) absolutely right; utmost correct bản chí (noun) an intention; purpose; aim chí công (adjective) extremely fair; greatly equitable; highly just chí thân (adjective) intimate; very close; deeply familiar chí thiết (adjective) intimate; very close; deeply familiar chí tình (adjective) extremely sincere; very genuine; greatly heartfelt địa chí (noun) a local chronicle; encyclopedic record of an area ngay thật (adjective) sincere; honest; humble văn vẻ (adjective) that sounds literary; that sounds like good, well-structured writing lập chí (verb) to be resolved (to); to be determined (to); to be set on quyết chí (verb) to be resolved (to); to be determined (to); to be set on thích chí (adjective) comfortable; satisfied; content ba chỉ (noun) pork belly địa hình học (noun) topography chỉ lệnh (noun) an order; command; instruction chỉ thiên (adverb) skyward; upward chỉ xác (noun) dried mature trifoliate orange (as an herb used in traditional medicine) di chỉ (noun) a ruin; historical site sắc chỉ (noun) imperial edict; royal decree nam giao (noun) sacrifices to heaven offered by the emperor hóa thân (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of hoá thân. chống chế (verb) to justify (oneself); to make excuses hòa giải (verb) Traditional tone placement spelling of hoà giải. dẫn giải (verb) to escort; to deliver (someone needed for a legal case) giải nguyên (noun) a first place provincial imperial exam winner giả sử (verb) to suppose (to take for granted) đại chiến (noun) a major war; great war; multinational war chiến địa (noun) battlefield; battleground khai quốc (verb) to found a state, country or kingdom chiến hữu (noun) a comrade in arms; battle buddy; fighting partner chiến khu (noun) a warzone; theater of operations chiến trận (noun) battle tuy thế (adverb) however; nevertheless bất an (adjective) insecure; disturbed; unstable; turbulent tuy vậy (adverb) however; nevertheless chiến xa (noun) a combat vehicle; battle transport (historically, a chariot) nguyên sinh (adjective) primordial; primeval; uncontaminated and undeveloped lưu học sinh (noun) international student bao phủ (verb) to envelop; to shroud; to cover thời vận (noun) luck; fortune bằng mọi giá (adverb) at all costs giả như (conjunction) if; in case; supposing; if only; I wish chính chuyên (adjective) virtuous; moral, faithful, and polite chính danh (noun) a correct name chính đạo (noun) the correct path; a noble practice; righteous conduct chính phạm (noun) the main culprit; primary criminal; ringleader chính quy (adjective) regular; standard; conventional tự vệ (verb) to use self-defense chính thất (noun) legal wife; first wife (as opposed to a concubine) công năng (noun) a function; feature; capability cơ năng (noun) a function; dynamic; mechanic (especially in biology and medicine) điện năng (noun) electrical energy; electricity hóa năng (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of hoá năng. quyền năng (noun) a power; ability (especially in fiction) trí năng (noun) intellect; intelligence vô năng (adjective) incompetent; incapable; untalented chính yếu (adjective) primary; main; essential điều lệ (noun) a charter; (founding) code of conduct; agreement of rules and regulations minh ty (noun) Alternative spelling of minh ti. tăng gia (verb) short for tăng gia sản xuất (“to increase production”) thiên địa (noun) heaven and earth danh giá (noun) prestige tài tử (noun) an amateur musician lưu động (verb) to circulate; to flow; to be mobile nhanh trí (adjective) quick-witted; shrewd; nimble an trí (verb) to lay to rest; to peacefully place (especially the remains of the deceased) cơ trí (adjective) quick-witted; shrewd đấu trí (verb) to engage in a battle of wits; to compete based on intellect; to match wits mất trí (verb) to lose one's mind; to go crazy tài trí (noun) ability and wisdom; talent and intellect thần trí (noun) mind; intellect thiết trí (verb) to set up; to install; to arrange trí giả (noun) an intellectual; sage; wise and educated thinker trí lực (noun) intellect; mental ability; mindpower trí sĩ (noun) an intellectual; wise and educated thinker trí tưởng (noun) short for trí tưởng tượng (“imagination”) minh quyết (noun) carob (Ceratonia siliqua) gái gọi (noun) a call girl (a kind of prostitute) gái bao (noun) a courtesan; sugar baby; one's long-term and exclusive prostitute bất bằng (adjective) unjust; unfair bất đồ (adverb) suddenly; unexpectedly bất hợp lý (adjective) Alternative spelling of bất hợp lí. bất hợp tác (adjective) uncooperative hợp lệ (adjective) valid; qualified; compliant; in accordance with established rules sơn nữ (noun) a female mountain-dweller; a montagnarde nước tăng lực (noun) an energy drink (a kind of highly caffeinated beverage) liên chi (noun) branch (of an organization) tài hoa (adjective) talented bất minh (adjective) unclear; obscure bất mục (noun) the murder or sale of relatives; one of the thập ác (“Ten Abominations”) phẩm giá (noun) dignity tình nghĩa (noun) camaraderie; fellowship; bonding based on mutual responsibility, goodwill, loyalty, and compassion bất nghĩa (adjective) unrighteous; immoral; unjust bất quá (adverb) if it has come to this; at this point bất tất (adverb) not necessarily vũ trường (noun) dancehall, disco dân tình (noun) popular sentiment; public opinion trị an (noun) public order chứng lý (noun) Alternative spelling of chứng lí. bảo chứng (verb) to guarantee; to ensure; to assure chứng thực (verb) to attest; to authenticate; to certify công chứng (verb) to notarize; to certify (a document) công chứng viên (noun) a notary public (certifier of documents) đối chứng (verb) to verify; to check (the source of disease) làm chứng (verb) to testify; to bear witness; to appear as a witness phong vị (noun) special flavor; unique taste mô thức (noun) a paradigm; pattern; model thanh minh (verb) to clarify; to explain chống đối (verb) to oppose; to resist; to dissent (from) công vụ viên (noun) public servant; civil servant đi chơi (verb) see đi and chơi nói chơi (verb) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see nói, chơi. chơi đẹp (verb) to play fair bị chú (verb) see bị and chú bình chú (verb) to gloss; to annotate (especially in the margin of a text) chú dẫn (noun) see chú and dẫn chú mục (verb) to focus (on); to concentrate (on) diện kiến (verb) to attend an audience phụ chú (verb) see phụ and chú chú tiểu (noun) a child monk; very young novice monk chủ âm (noun) a keynote; tonic; prime độc bản (noun) reader, reading book chính giữa (noun) the dead center; the exact center dân quân (noun) militia hai thân (noun) parents hoạt lực (noun) vitality; energy nội tại (adjective) inherent; intrinsic tích phân (noun) an integral nhân sư (noun) sphinx tiên phong (noun) vanguard nhà quân (pronoun) I; me nghệ sĩ nhân dân (noun) People's Artist (an honorary title in the Soviet Union, Union republics, in some other Eastern bloc states (and communist states in g lấy làm (verb) to consider as chi viện (verb) to aid, to provide assistance kỳ quan (noun) Alternative spelling of kì quan. tự lập (verb) to be self-reliant; to stand on one's own two feet quý nam (noun) an/the only son giả lập (verb) to emulate, to simulate lễ đường (noun) house of worship quý địa (noun) venerable land, your land cáo từ (verb) to take leave, to say goodbye cao minh (adjective) brilliant, of incredible level of skill thương pháp (noun) spear fighting, the art of wielding the spear phụ gia (noun) additive; condiment thị vệ (noun) imperial bodyguard, royal guard thích khách (noun) assassin, hit man dự bị (adjective) in reserve; intended to be used as a spare đường dẫn (noun) path ba quân (noun) the entire or all of the military forces quan quân (noun) government soldiers đạo sĩ (noun) Taoist monk, Taoist priest trường kiếm (noun) longsword thân thủ (noun) skill, talent, ability gian thần (noun) treacherous courtier thương cảm (verb) to empathize; to commiserate; to be touched with compassion. kết nghĩa (verb) to establish an amicable relationship sự biến (noun) incident; emergency kết giao (verb) to become friends, to establish a friendship đạo nhân (noun) Taoist monk, Taoist priest trợ chiến (verb) to reinforce (during a fight) làm khó (verb) to make something more difficult hạ thế (noun) low voltage cơ nghiệp (noun) fortune; wealth ý trí (noun) awareness and wisdom bao tiêu (noun) offtake, exclusive buying rights sáng tác (verb) to compose; to write (poem, short story, etc.) mọi lúc (adverb) every time; previously giả định (noun) assumption cực độ (noun) extreme degree; limit cho dù (conjunction) even though; although; even if hình tích (noun) concealed identity tiền vệ (noun) midfielder tượng thanh (adjective) onomatopoeic thương nhân (noun) businessman; merchant; trader âm lượng (noun) volume (strength of sound) liên minh cá nhân (noun) personal union nước biển (noun) seawater, saltwater, oceanwater thật ra (adverb) actually; really; in reality; the truth is lúc đó (adverb) then; at that time; at that moment bán hàng (verb) to sell merchandises; to sell goods; to deal (in); to trade (in something); to be engaged in commerce cô ca (noun) Alternative spelling of côca. quay lại (verb) to return; to go back; to turn back ra sao (adverb) how; what ra khỏi (verb) to leave; to get out (from); to take out (from); to get away; to break loose cửa hiệu (noun) store, (small) shop tương thích (adjective) compatible; interoperable ra trận (verb) to march toward the battlefield xuất trận (verb) to march toward the battlefield kiếm ăn (verb) to make a living thì tiết (noun) Southern Vietnam form of thời tiết (“weather”) phong tình (adjective) amorous; erotic đặt ra (verb) to address; to raise; to ask trung quân (adjective) to be loyal to the monarch quá lời (adverb) excessively talkative; bigmouthed; long-tongued kinh sư (noun) capital, capital city viên ngoại (noun) minor official position in ancient royal ministries phân minh (adjective) that which is recognized, distinguished and/or dealt with in a clear, unambiguous, fair and impartial manner thông dụng (adjective) common, commonly used, widely used, in general use dân vệ (noun) People's Self-Defense Force (a military group in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War) thời chiến (noun) wartime bao hoa (noun) perianth di thực (verb) to acclimatize (a plant), to transplant to a new environment hoạt chất (noun) active ingredient phố cổ (noun) old town; old quarter gia tư (noun) family fortune; family possessions văn sĩ (noun) scholar, man of letters anh giáo (noun) Anglicanism nghe lời (verb) to obey; to follow someone's advice phát tác (verb) to take effect quốc hoa (noun) national flower nhớ ra (verb) to remember (suddenly); to recall (all of a sudden) giao hàng (verb) to deliver (goods) giờ cao điểm (noun) rush hour; prime time mang tên (verb) to be called; to bear someone's name; to be known as lúc ấy (adverb) at that time; at that moment trung nghĩa (adjective) loyal, faithful quyền công dân (noun) citizenship tìm hiểu (verb) to try to understand; to examine; to investigate; to study ăn tối (verb) to have dinner; to have an evening meal ngoại thành (noun) suburb; outskirts nghĩ đến (verb) to think about; to think of; to consider trẻ con (noun) children; kids (generally speaking) bao xa (adverb) how far xe khách (noun) coach (long-distance bus) tiên quyết (adjective) necessary, to be dealt with prior to other issues khi ấy (adverb) then; at that time văn phòng phẩm (noun) stationery xe hợp đồng (noun) rental car vận dụng (verb) to apply; to put into practice thường thức (noun) general knowledge about an issue or a specific discipline (generally speaking) tương ứng (verb) to correspond; to correlate; to respond to each other cá đối (noun) a mullet hoa bất tử (noun) strawflower (Xerochrysum bracteatum) ty chức (pronoun) Alternative spelling of ti chức. lấy lại (verb) to take back; to recover; to retrieve; to regain máy tính tiền (noun) cash register tâm thức (noun) deeply rooted feelings and thoughts mất nước (verb) to lose power, to be overthrown bắt chuyện (verb) to initiate a conversation tác vụ (noun) operation, task ít nhất (adverb) at least viện sĩ (noun) academician đồng âm (adjective) homophonic diễn hành (verb) to march; to parade trang nhà (noun) home page máy chủ (noun) server (program that provides services to other programs or devices) ký tự (noun) Alternative spelling of kí tự. mẹ con (noun) mother and child con mẹ (noun) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see con, mẹ. bản dịch (noun) translation (result of translating between languages) tay chân (noun) limbs đình bản (verb) to cease publication or distribution (of a book, newspaper) thủ đoạn (noun) trick; trickery gia hộ (noun) household dịch máy (verb) to machine-translate thần quyền (noun) theocracy (government under the control of a Church) thủ pháp (noun) technique, method, trick, especially a rhetorical or literary one thiết yếu (adjective) essential, indispensable xuất sĩ (verb) to become official tỉnh thành (noun) provinces and cities, i.e., the top-level administrative subdivisions of Vietnam đường tỉnh (noun) provincial road tiền tài (noun) wealth xuất thần (adjective) lost in thought thế tục (adjective) secular tiêu điều (adjective) desolate; degraded máy phát thanh (noun) radio transmitter quốc quân (noun) monarch, ruler bản án (noun) verdict; sentence ghi hình (verb) to record, videotape cầu khiến (verb) to order; to command; to demand thứ yếu (adjective) secondary; minor phát điện (verb) to generate electricity máy phát điện (noun) generator (machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy) hải hành (noun) sea travel hải trình (noun) sea journey; sea travel yên bình (adjective) synonym of bình yên (“tranquil; peaceful”) tính chuyện (verb) to plan to do something after consideration đầu đảng (noun) a gangleader hiện hữu (adjective) existing, currently present tiểu tự (noun) name as infant, childhood nickname cư sĩ (noun) householder, lay devotee chuyển phát (verb) to deliver kết bài (noun) a conclusion mở bài (noun) an introduction thân bài (noun) a body làm ra vẻ (verb) to pretend; to disguise; to do as if phản công (verb) to counter-attack công nữ (noun) the title of a duke's daughter, opposed to công tử (“duke's son”) trọng điểm (noun) crucial point, key point điều tiết (verb) to adjust; to regulate đa quốc gia (adjective) multinational học vấn (noun) education; erudition; scholarship gia tiên (noun) ancestors; forefathers thanh cao (adjective) honest and noble hiện vật (noun) artifact; exhibit hình tượng (noun) icon; image; symbol y như rằng (adverb) sure enough trung chuyển (verb) to transfer; to change trains, buses, etc. thiên tính (noun) nature; character; instinct chính trị viên (noun) political commissar (officer responsible for ideological education and organization) gia truyền (adjective) passed down through generations of an extended family giáo điều (noun) dogma; doctrine công nghệ thông tin (noun) information technology tiên sư (noun) the intellectuals of the old days; the "old master" sở trưởng (noun) the head of a 所 (suǒ, “department; institute”) in China nội ứng (noun) informant, inside man/woman tiền đề (noun) a premise tinh tế (adjective) excellent, refined tinh lực (noun) vitality; energy; vigor tinh thành (noun) respectful heart cung cách (noun) manners, behavior đời nào (adverb) never ever, no way đường phân (noun) glycolysis thái dụng (verb) to pick out something for use yếu chỉ (noun) main idea, essentials bình nhật (adverb) ordinarily, usually khí tài (noun) material, equipment thu nhận (verb) to receive; to accept; to take (in) đồ hàng (noun) "playing shopkeeping", similar to the game of playing house định hướng (noun) position; orientation; stance quý nhân (noun) person of importance, distinguished person giá thành (noun) cost price thành phẩm (noun) finished product; end product tổng kết (noun) summary tiến tới (verb) to advance forward; to go forward, to progress rộng lớn (adjective) vast; large; great (generally speaking) còn nguyên (adjective) intact; untouched; unaltered kinh tế chính trị (noun) political economy nhân đạo (noun) humanity phương thức sản xuất (noun) mode of production xã hội hóa (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of xã hội hoá. tư nhân (adjective) private; privately-owned vô thần (adjective) godless; atheistic nhà tư tưởng (noun) thinker ngoài cuộc (adjective) outside thu nhỏ (verb) to reduce in size; to miniaturize; to shrink điện tích (noun) electric charge trung hòa (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of trung hoà. đặc tính (noun) characteristic; feature; peculiarity; trait sở thuộc (adjective) belonging to; subordinate kinh hoàng (verb) to be scared; to be frightened; to be terrified sinh vật nhân thực (noun) eukaryote pháp danh (noun) Dharma name nghị định (noun) decree; enactment; edict chức danh (noun) job title tiến quân (verb) to launch a military advance trợ thủ (noun) assistant quân hành (verb) to march; to operate điện giải (noun) electrolysis thần số học (noun) numerology tâm tình (noun) personal feelings điện cơ đồ (noun) an electromyogram bản địa hóa (noun) alternative spelling of bản địa hoá ngủ ngày (verb) to sleep during the day, to be asleep in the daytime giới chức (noun) authorities; officials tiền tiêu (noun) outpost located closer to the enemy, vanguard nghĩa quân (noun) rebel army điện máy (noun) electronics đề án (noun) proposal; proposed project có hại (adjective) harmful; dangerous vô vị (adjective) flavorless; bland; insipid toàn văn (noun) full text nghị trường (noun) parliament công điện (noun) an official telegram from a government institution; a dispatch cung ứng (verb) to supply; to provide đạo luật (noun) law; act hậu phương (noun) behind the frontline; the rear cửa quyền (adjective) power-tripping, authoritarian đối nội (verb) to deal with internal affairs; (attributive) domestic toàn cầu hóa (verb) Traditional tone placement spelling of toàn cầu hoá. nội bộ (adjective) interior; inside; internal; domestic có lợi (adjective) helpful; useful nhân nghĩa (noun) benevolence and righteousness thể chế (noun) system; institution; organization; regime thể chế hóa (verb) Traditional tone placement spelling of thể chế hoá. quân sĩ (noun) soldier trận thế (noun) battle array, combat formation thu giữ (verb) to seize; to confiscate xem thường (verb) to regard as unimportant; to think little of; to look down upon giải âm (noun) a historical category of texts that aim to explain works written in Literary Chinese in the national pronunciation (Quốc âm). cơ hồ (adverb) almost, nearly tiểu đối (noun) learned rhetorical device, that is, to set up a possible contradiction within a line, eventually for epical emphasis bao đồng (adjective) miscellaneous, unrelated to someone đoàn thể (noun) organization, group, collective hộ lý (noun) Alternative spelling of hộ lí. tuy rằng (conjunction) although; though đi tuần (verb) to patrol thế mạnh (noun) position of strength cô đặc (verb) to condense; to become thicker con vật (noun) an animal lại nữa (interjection) not again; not this again; oh for Pete's sake, again? cực hình (noun) torture động dục (verb) to be in heat đánh bóng (verb) to polish tra cứu (verb) to look into and find out tài lực (noun) capacity; capability nhận diện (verb) to recognize; to know dự giờ (verb) to attend a teacher's class, not as a student, either to pick up their teaching methods, or to evaluate them thanh âm (noun) sound nước máy (noun) tap water bảo lưu (verb) to reserve one's academic progress, take a break, and resume sometime later giờ hành chính (noun) office hours or business hours thông thái (adjective) wise thanks to experiences luật học (noun) jurisprudence; law xe dù (noun) a xe ca (“coach”) that is often small and cramped, and that underhandly takes in passengers along its route despite its limited capac tương sinh (noun) xiāngshēng (the reciprocal sustaining of the wuxing elements) công chuyện (noun) important business giao lưu (verb) to exchange (ideas, discourse, etc.) câu vui (verb) to seek vain enjoyment or entertainment thông thương (adjective) to have trade relations tiền nhiệm (adjective) previous; prior lời nói đầu (noun) preface; foreword; introductory remarks; preamble; prelude thủ phạm (noun) a culprit; a perpetrator tiền phong (adjective) vanguard đề ra (verb) to propose; to put forward cộng sự (noun) partner, coworker, colleague cơ đồ (noun) career; undertaking chủ lực (noun) main force; mainstay tiến công (verb) to attack thích ứng (verb) to adapt (to); to adjust (to); to accustom (to) xuất cư (verb) to emigrate ăn chia (verb) to share the profit with others thông thiên học (noun) theosophy lên án (verb) to condemn (to scold sharply) vi lượng (noun) very small amount; extremely small quantity; trace; smidgen Nguyên Tiêu (noun) alternative form of nguyên tiêu vô định (adjective) undetermined or undeterminable hiệu số (noun) difference ứng hiện (verb) to reveal oneself; to appear nam mô (verb) to salute, to homage or to take refuge (a Buddha or a Bodhisattva) vô lượng (adjective) immense; immeasurable; unlimited ngoại giới (noun) external world tăng đoàn (noun) sangha (Buddhist community of monks, nuns, novices and laity) nghĩa sĩ (noun) righteous person hành thư (noun) semi-cursive script biệt tích (adjective) without leaving a trace nội tiếp (adjective) inscribed không kích (noun) air strike; air raid trận địa (noun) battlefield; battleground giao tranh (verb) to be engaged in battle; to exchange fire sản lượng (noun) output; production quốc âm (noun) chữ Nôm biến trở (noun) variable resistor bởi vậy (adverb) therefore; consequently; thus khai cuộc (noun) opening (of a match); beginning; start cầu hòa (verb) Traditional tone placement spelling of cầu hoà. chung cuộc (noun) end; outcome biến cách (noun) declension thông thuộc (verb) to know by heart; to be versed in bố trận (verb) to dispose troops in battle-array danh thủ (noun) expert; master; a famous person (such as an artist or sportsman) đánh số (verb) to enumerate; to number cung thành (noun) imperial palace giáo án (noun) a lesson plan vật tư (noun) materials; supplies; resources ít nói (adjective) uncommunicative; taciturn; silent chủ nghĩa tự do (noun) liberalism kinh tế xã hội (noun) socioeconomics gia cảnh (noun) family financial situation; family monetary circumstances tự do hóa (verb) Traditional tone placement spelling of tự do hoá. thân thương (adjective) affectionate, full of affection phát kiến (noun) a (scientific) discovery kinh Pháp Hoa (noun) the Lotus Sutra điều kiện cần (noun) a necessary condition trái lại (conjunction) contrarily, on the contrary diễn văn (noun) lecture, talk, speech thành đoàn (noun) city branch of the Communist Youth Union hóa học vật lý (noun) Alternative spelling of hoá học vật lí. vật lý hóa học (noun) Alternative spelling of vật lí hoá học. nguyên khí (noun) vital energy, life force dương gian (noun) the mortal world, the world of the living chuyển giao (verb) to transfer học liệu (noun) teaching and/or learning material hành trang (noun) synonym of hành lí (“luggage/baggage”) phân loại sinh học (noun) taxonomy thanh lịch (adjective) elegant trang hoàng (verb) to decorate; to adorn hồ tiêu (noun) black pepper (Piper nigrum) chân nhân (noun) one who has attained the Tao; immortal; true man tài ba (adjective) talented thương tình (verb) to feel the pain of one in difficult conditions; to pity; to empathize (with); to sympathize (with) tâm phục (verb) to be genuinely convinced thu phục (verb) to retake; to get back; to recover; to recapture độc hành (verb) to walk alone liên hoàn (adjective) consecutive Việt phục (noun) Vietnamese "traditional clothings" tế tự (verb) to offer sacrifices; to worship ở riêng (verb) to start a family, away from one's parents; to become independent and move away cá viên (noun) fish ball hành quyết (verb) to execute (to kill for a capital crime) hành cung (noun) a temporary imperial abode giải nghĩa (verb) to explain clearly; to explicate; to elucidate bộ bài (noun) a pack of cards; a deck of cards nguyên đơn (noun) plaintiff đánh máy (verb) to type (e.g. on a computer keyboard) đẹp mắt (adjective) beautiful; pretty; pleasing to the senses ông cha (noun) ancestors; forefathers; forebears sử liệu (noun) historical records; historical data; historical materials công lịch (noun) the Gregorian calendar tối cổ (adjective) ancient; antique chi sau (noun) a hind limb; a back limb cảm nghĩ (noun) impression; contemplation; musing; pondering lòng đường (noun) carriageway, roadway chi trước (noun) a forelimb; a front limb quy cách (noun) standard; norm; specification (explicit set of requirements) học thuộc (verb) to learn by heart; to memorize tài chính hóa (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of tài chính hoá. phân khoa (noun) a branch (of a discipline); a department đời thường (adjective) daily life; everyday life sử sách (noun) history; chronicles; annals quốc xã hóa (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of quốc xã hoá. tiền nước (noun) water bill y như (adverb) just like; exactly like thường lệ (adjective) habitual; usual trở lên (adjective) ... and up; above điện thư (noun) email (system for transferring messages from one computer to another) lưu diễn (verb) to tour; to go on tour độ lượng (adjective) tolerant; merciful nhân tài (noun) a talented or gifted person quyền thế (noun) authority and power; ascendancy quyền hành (noun) authority; power mặc nhiên (adverb) implicitly; tacitly đề đạt (verb) to suggest; to propose; to recommend (a plan, proposal, etc.) to a superior diễn tiến (noun) progression; course; sequence; evolution bài bản (noun) a method tinh đời (adjective) experienced; sophisticated; worldly-wise thiên lý (noun) Alternative spelling of thiên lí. dân trí (noun) the average level of education of a populace tự diễn biến (verb) to develop or evolve by oneself công ăn việc làm (noun) work done to make a living kiến quốc (verb) to found a country; to establish a nation-state; to build a nation mặt trái (noun) reverse; flip side; backside tổ trưởng (noun) a group leader; a team leader nội sinh (adjective) endogenous ngoại sinh (adjective) exogenous trường kỳ (adjective) Alternative spelling of trường kì. khí thế (noun) momentum; strength; force; vigor; energy đi đôi (verb) to go hand in hand thủy văn (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of thuỷ văn. tham vấn (verb) to advise; to counsel; to consult cố thủ (verb) to stand one's ground; to hold firm; to stand firm từ đồng nghĩa (noun) synonym trung lập (adjective) neutral tranh đấu (verb) to struggle; to fight; to strive đại đa số (noun) a great majority bay màu (verb) to fade, to discolor hiện thân (noun) manifestation tiếp tay (verb) to abet; to help criminals commit crimes đại tài (noun) person with considerable talent quá đáng (adjective) unconscionable thư sinh (noun) a male student who studied Chinese characters and scriptures and who was typically poor and frail vô hình trung (adverb) virtually; imperceptibly bé yêu (noun) darling; sweetheart sĩ số (noun) the (total) number of students of a class or a school đồng bóng (noun) a spirit medium in Vietnamese folk religion chuyển đổi số (noun) digital transformation hệ thống hóa (verb) Traditional tone placement spelling of hệ thống hoá. kết tinh (verb) to crystallize phân hóa (verb) Traditional tone placement spelling of phân hoá. công hữu (adjective) publicly owned; public chủ nghĩa yêu nước (noun) patriotism chủ nghĩa quốc tế (noun) internationalism đại đoàn kết (noun) great unity ngày hôm nay (noun) today vị tinh (noun) monosodium glutamate cơ hàn (adjective) destitute; deprived; impoverished dễ bảo (adjective) obedient; docile; well-behaved thức uống (noun) drink nước uống (noun) drinking water ra hiệu (verb) to make a gesture; to signal chuyển tiếp (verb) to transition from one paragraph to the next phụ giáo (verb) a teacher's assistant, esp. in college or university; a TA sách báo (noun) books and newspapers; the press dân quyền (noun) the rights of the people; civil rights đấu thủ (noun) a competitor in a game or sport; a player sau hết (noun) the end; in the last place; after all is said and done truyền đạo (verb) to preach; to tell someone to spread one's religion truyền giáo (verb) to preach; to tell someone to spread one's religion ngoại đạo (noun) one who believes in a different religion tiếp khách (verb) to receive and welcome a visiting guest phòng ăn (noun) a dining room nhà để xe (noun) garage (building or section of building used to store a car, tools, etc.) kỳ hạn (noun) Alternative spelling of kì hạn. chân tay (noun) foot and hand; limbs sang năm (adverb) next year ngoài trời (adjective) outdoor; open-air người đưa thư (noun) a mailman; a postman vũ cầu (noun) badminton yêu đời (adjective) cheerful; optimistic; happy and with a firm conviction in the joy of life (i.e. joie de vivre) thể xác (noun) the physique; the human body; the physical part of a person cùng chung (verb) to share something in common chức vị (noun) a position (of status); a post; an office tự phong (verb) to give oneself a title, rank, or position etc. thông hiểu (verb) to thoroughly understand; to be well versed in; to be proficient in; to know through and through biết đâu (adverb) Used to indicate a possibility without a decisive confirmation; maybe; perhaps sách dẫn (noun) index quyết chiến (verb) to engage in a decisive battle truyền tin (verb) to transmit the news etc. nói nhỏ (verb) to whisper to someone; to talk in a hushed voice ra lệnh (verb) to issue a command; to order (esp. in a stately manner) cuộc đời (noun) the period during which one lives; one's lifetime phòng bệnh (adjective) relating to disease prevention sáng mắt (adjective) clearly seen; able to see clearly kết cuộc (noun) the outcome; the ending; the final result may ra (adverb) possibly; with some level of hope or chance chất hóa học (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of chất hoá học. đoàn ca (noun) a chorus; a choir ca đoàn (noun) a chorus; a choir cộng đoàn (noun) a Catholic group or organization tập tục (noun) a cultural custom; cultural mores; a cultural practice phòng hộ (verb) to protect; to defend quân dân (noun) military and civilian sắc phong (verb) to issue an imperial decree used to confer a title truyền dịch (verb) to drip-feed mất giá (verb) to decrease in value; to depreciate nhập hội (verb) to join an organization dự tính (verb) to expect thế thái (noun) the ways of the world; the habits of people quốc phục (noun) the national costume of a country; the traditional clothes of a nation's ethnic groups, often worn on major holidays, festivals, cere nhiệm kỳ (noun) Alternative spelling of nhiệm kì. máy cơ (noun) machines; machinery chân đất (adjective) barefoot; wearing nothing on the feet lớn tiếng (adjective) in a loud voice; aloud công hiệu (noun) efficiency; efficacy; effect thần tiên (noun) an immortal; a supernatural entity; a celestial being; a transcendent being giới trẻ (noun) the youth; young people thần kỳ (adjective) Alternative spelling of thần kì. hòa mình (verb) Traditional tone placement spelling of hoà mình. bên ngoài (noun) the outside; the outer surface (of an object) thủ khoa (noun) student with the overall highest grade in an academic examination, such as a valedictorian cứu quốc (verb) to rescue the country; to save the nation đồ biển (noun) seafood giữ nguyên (verb) to preserve; to keep intact; to keep things the way they were nguyên do (noun) a cause (esp. deep or fundamental); a reason; a motive báo tin (verb) to notify; to inform; to tell news (to somebody); to break the news to someone đơn âm (adjective) monosyllabic minh tâm (verb) to "give light" to the heart of a learner or student by teaching them good morals and knowledge cảm tính (noun) sensibility; perception (especially about the future) chính lưu (adjective) mainstream; used or accepted broadly as the norm chủ lưu (adjective) mainstream; used or accepted broadly as the norm tử vi (noun) a horoscope according to Taoist fortune-telling xin việc (verb) to apply for a job giữ trẻ (verb) to mind children; to babysit quản thủ (noun) a guardian; a keeper; the head of an entity in charge of protecting and/or preserving objects such as cultural works etc. lễ độ (noun) politeness; courtesy; manners hỏi cung (verb) to interrogate; to question; to grill an sinh xã hội (noun) social security; welfare định rõ (adverb) specified; made clear đi lạc (verb) to lose one's way; to wander from the right path; to come the wrong way; to go astray; to stray; to get lost; to become lost lạc thành (noun) a party or ceremony held to celebrate the construction and building of a new house đến tuổi (verb) to come of age; to be old enough to do something; to be of an age to do something chết máy (verb) to fail; to stall; to break down đạo Do Thái (noun) Judaism tối nghĩa (adjective) difficult to understand; obscure; ambiguous; open to multiple interpretations thể lệ (noun) rules of conduct vô kể (adjective) innumerable; incalculable; numberless; untold tử sĩ (noun) man of sacrifice mặt bằng (noun) property (piece of real estate) đường cùng (noun) a road leading to a dead end cùng đường (adjective) hitting a dead end kế đến (adverb) immediately after; after (that) mùa vụ (noun) crop period (time period that elapsed for the instant of the sowing of the crop to the instant of its harvesting) vụ mùa (noun) crop period (time period that elapsed for the instant of the sowing of the crop to the instant of its harvesting) nghĩa mẹ (noun) short for công cha nghĩa mẹ (“parental affection”) lập lại (verb) alternative form of lặp lại mỹ từ pháp (noun) Alternative spelling of mĩ từ pháp. thuốc cao (noun) ointment, unguent nghĩa rộng (noun) broad sense; wide meaning hợp ca (verb) to sing in chorus bằng cứ (verb) to rely on the strength of; to base on chỗ ở (noun) dwelling; abode; residence; domicile làm phép (verb) to work miracles; to work one's magic; to use magic đất đá (noun) gravelly soil đâu có (adverb) not at all; not in the least đơn ca (verb) to sing solo kiếm sống (verb) to make a living; to earn one's daily bread nghe theo (verb) to follow; to listen and obey lập nên (verb) to set up; to establish truyền cảm (adjective) emotive; expressive đại nhạc hội (noun) a large music festival bản nhạc (noun) a piece of music; a song tiến thân (verb) to make one's way in life; to succeed in life; to progress in life vô loại (adjective) good-for-nothing; worthless; valueless; trivial; wicked tây phương (adjective) Western; Occidental nghĩ tới (verb) to think about; to think of; to consider hồ cá (noun) a fish tank; an aquarium có hạn (adjective) limited; scarce; scanty thông dịch (verb) to translate orally; to interpret ra sức (verb) to strive; to exert oneself bộ đồ (noun) a suit; a dress nhập đề (noun) the introduction (of an essay etc.) có tuổi (adjective) advanced in years; aged; elderly; old quân lực (noun) the armed forces; the armed services bỏ về (verb) to leave (a party etc.); to quit hoa tay (noun) dexterity, deftness hơn hết (adverb) above all others; most importantly vừa phải (adjective) moderate đánh nhau (verb) to fight; to come to blows; to exchange blows khả dụng (adjective) usable (capable of being used); available nhiệm (adjective) miraculous; magical nhà tranh (noun) a thatched cottage thường hay (adverb) often; usually phong ba (noun) a storm; a tempest sử địa (noun) short for lịch sử địa phương (“local history”) thông thiên (noun) yellow oleander (Cascabela thevetia) trái với (preposition) against; contrary to; in opposition to; as opposed to hàng hóa (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of hàng hoá. nguyên phân (noun) mitosis sinh học tiến hóa (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of sinh học tiến hoá. vũ công (noun) a dancer, especially, but not limited to, one of traditional or artistic dance nguyên tử lực (noun) atomic power; atomic energy lưu truyền (verb) to be handed down ngoại sử (noun) unofficial history danh tác (noun) a masterpiece; a famous work chuyên cơ (noun) a special aircraft hội kiến (verb) to meet for an exchange of views máy tính cá nhân (noun) a personal computer thương số (noun) quotient chủ nghĩa thực dân (noun) colonialism từ đầu đến chân (adverb) head to toe toàn tập (noun) complete series động thực vật (noun) flora and fauna với chẳng (preposition) connects two ideas, or two syllables of a word for one idea, and emphasizes that that idea or those ideas have no bearing on t cảnh tỉnh (verb) to make someone aware of (something bad); to warn tích hợp (verb) to integrate dẫn điện (noun) electrical conductance chất cách điện (noun) an insulator điện dẫn (noun) electrical conductance điện tử học (noun) electronics nội thành (adverb) within the borders of a thành phố trực thuộc trung ương or a thành phố trực thuộc tỉnh nội tỉnh (adverb) within the borders of a Vietnamese province lực kế (noun) force gauge; force meter (a measuring instrument used to measure forces) thời buổi (noun) day and age quốc tế hóa (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of quốc tế hoá. quả thể (noun) fruiting body/fruit body qua mắt (verb) to pull off something dishonest under someone's nose; to misdirect, mislead, bamboozle or hoodwink đánh hội đồng (verb) to join together to commit acts of violence upon a person, to gang up on nhiệt thành (adjective) enthusiastic and sincere ca-ra (noun) carat ca ra (noun) alternative spelling of ca-ra bất thành văn (adjective) unwritten đại hội đồng (noun) general assembly bạn thân (noun) a close friend hậu sự (noun) the undertaking of tang (“funeral, burial/cremation and mourning”) chính hiệu (adjective) authentic; real; true giờ tối (noun) p.m., specifically the hours from dawn to 22 o'clock tự chế (verb) to make or innovate something by oneself; to DIY do-thái (adjective) alternative spelling of Do Thái (“Jewish”) biển hiệu (noun) store/shop sign thiết tưởng (adverb) in my humble opinion thường tình (adjective) normal, commonplace thư tay (noun) handwritten letter lịch đại (adjective) diachronic hành xác (verb) to exert an undue burden động lòng (verb) to feel touched by emotion, such as pity or hurt pride chứng tích (noun) evidence, proof cảm hóa (verb) Traditional tone placement spelling of cảm hoá. quân bình (adjective) balanced, of equal strength kết trái (verb) to bear fruit an vui (adjective) peaceful and happy thủ cấp (noun) a severed head ai đó (pronoun) someone trở lực (noun) obstacle, obstruction hóa độ (verb) Traditional tone placement spelling of hoá độ. nhiệt điện (noun) electricity generated from heat energy chiến đội (noun) squadron (of superheroes), sentai sử thần (noun) an imperial historian hành kinh (verb) to menstruate nhân sinh quan (noun) an outlook on humans' lives and worth Pháp Hoa (adjective) alternative spelling of Pháp-Hoa (“Franco-Chinese”) Pháp-Hoa (adjective) Franco-Chinese kiện toàn (verb) to strengthen, to complete, to bring up to full operational capacity công thái học (noun) ergonomic trưởng họ (noun) family leader (the head of a family) xuất giá (verb) to be married off bán thần (noun) a demigod nhà dòng (noun) a religious order đạo văn (verb) to plagiarize cấp tính (adjective) acute tối ngày (adverb) all night and all day dân vận (noun) mobilization of the masses giao tế (verb) to communicate chính thống giáo (noun) Orthodoxy con tạo (noun) the Creator thuốc cá (noun) derris chủ-nhật (noun) obsolete spelling of chủ nhật (“Sunday”) quốc giáo (noun) state religion ăn sáng (verb) to have breakfast ăn đêm (verb) to have a meal or snack late at night nhà vàng (noun) a luxurious residence; convertibly, a symbol of wealth vũ đạo (noun) dancing as an artform lãnh địa (noun) territory an bình (adjective) alternative form of yên bình (“tranquil; peaceful”) bằng an (adjective) alternative form of bình yên (“tranquil; peaceful”) bằng yên (adjective) obsolete form of bình yên (“tranquil; peaceful”) bình-yên (adjective) obsolete spelling of bình yên (“tranquil; peaceful”) đại thần (noun) a minister thiếu nam (noun) synonym of thiếu niên (“a lad”) (a boy or young man) thiếu-nam (noun) obsolete spelling of thiếu nam (“lad”) thanh nữ (noun) a female late teenager or young adult thanh-nữ (noun) obsolete spelling of thanh nữ (“a female youth”) thanh nam (noun) synonym of thanh niên (“a male late teenager or young adult”) thanh-nam (noun) obsolete spelling of thanh nam (“a male youth”) gặp phải (verb) to meet with, to encounter (difficulties, bad luck) bình bình (adjective) mediocre or banal quân khu (noun) an area of territory protected by a state's armed forces thiên chủ (noun) alternative letter-case form of Thiên Chủ thiên nữ (noun) synonym of thiên (“a devi”) (female deva) tập xác định (noun) a domain (the set on which a function is defined) kết đoàn (verb) to unite hợp lưu (verb) to join, flow into another river to form a single stream phụ lưu (noun) tributary; affluent phố Tây (noun) a neighbourhood or street with a high concentration of Westerners, usually travellers kinh tế số (noun) digital economy tên tục (noun) home name, child's nickname used when still little or for use in the household trai lý (noun) Alternative spelling of trai lí. khách thể (noun) object tâm sinh lý (noun) Alternative spelling of tâm sinh lí. chí chương (noun) kind of hot sauce popular in Haiphong, Vietnam hướng trung (noun) ambiversion nhạc lý (noun) Alternative spelling of nhạc lí. giao tử (noun) gamete minh xác (adjective) explicable and accurate chiến đấu cơ (noun) a fighter plane mở hàng (verb) to make the first purchase or sale in the day (seen as a sign of a good business day) sự tình (noun) event; situation; circumstance xa hoa (adjective) luxurious; lavish; extravagant lưu tâm (verb) to look out for; to keep an eye out for; to pay attention to; to take care of; to be mindful of nghĩa phụ (noun) adoptive father cá biển (noun) sea fish; saltwater fish; marine fish số chính phương (noun) square number chủ quản (adjective) in charge; in control; regulatory nhập thành (noun) castling chủ tâm (noun) deliberate intention; motivated purpose chủ tế (noun) a celebrant; officiant of certain kinds of ceremonial worship or offerings chủ trị (verb) to primarily treat chủ ý (noun) intention; purpose tự do chủ nghĩa (adjective) liberal (political philosophy) máy khách (noun) a client (a computer application or system that requests and/or consumes the services provided by another having the role of server) thư mục (noun) booklist; title catalogue; bibliography giới luật (noun) religious discipline; religious precept; commandment tiểu hình (noun) misdemeanor; petty crime phòng thân (verb) to use as a mean to defend oneself or in self-preservation tự viện (noun) Buddhist monastery giáo dân (noun) laity mỹ nhân kế (noun) Alternative spelling of mĩ nhân kế. tiên nữ (noun) a young-looking female fairy mất tiêu (verb) to vanish ghi công (verb) to cite, commend (for an achievement) trường bay (noun) airfield, aerodrome giảm hình (verb) to mitigate a sentence; to lower a penalty giúp lễ (verb) to serve at Mass phát lưu (verb) to proscribe, to exile thư thái (adjective) at ease, not stressed cầu xin (verb) to plead; to beseech đứng tên (verb) to do something in the name of someone; to undersign đáng lý (preposition) Alternative spelling of đáng lí. lâu ngày (adverb) for a long time tuyệt nhiên (adverb) absolutely thanh thế (noun) prestige and power đại loại (adverb) generally speaking; basically trở mặt (verb) to betray trọng lực (noun) gravity, gravitational force diễn giả (noun) speaker; orator danh cách (noun) nominative case phục quốc (verb) to recover a country; to restore a nation vũ lượng (noun) rainfall hướng tâm (adjective) centripetal kinh qua (verb) to experience; to go through đồng loại (noun) members from the same species phòng bị (verb) to take precautions y văn (noun) medical literature chuyên chính (noun) dictatorship; autocracy in tư (noun) information of someone (esp. on social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, etc.) lượng thứ (verb) to forgive with one's generosity, frequently used in the event of some humble excuse. xác thực (adjective) authentic or accurate, as pertaining to the truth bài vị (noun) spirit tablet, memorial tablet, ancestral tablet công đức (noun) merit vô lại (adjective) rude, bad, or ill-mannered mục đồng (noun) a child, usually male, tasked with herding livestock (like cows or buffalo) tiếp quản (verb) to take over (control or management of); to assume control of diễn hoạt (verb) to animate (to impart motion to an image, such as when creating an animated cartoon) danh tài (noun) person of renown talent không-thời gian (noun) spacetime sinh tử (verb) to live and die thương vụ (noun) economic affairs with another country vật tổ (noun) totem ký sự (noun) Alternative spelling of kí sự. bỏ việc (verb) to quit a job trường bán công (noun) charter school đơn thuốc (noun) prescription (written order for the administration of a medicine) trước Công Nguyên (adverb) before the Common Era tự lực (adjective) by one's own effort without others' help or support khó ở (adjective) seemingly uncomfortable, as being sick vô trị (adjective) anarchic, anarchistic cứ việc (adverb) without the impact or intervention of something else tạo-hóa (noun) obsolete spelling of tạo hóa (“The Creator; nature”) trung hữu (noun) bardo vật chủ (noun) host kỳ nam (noun) alternative spelling of kì nam hợp long (verb) to have its last gap closed hữu sản (adjective) propertied mang tiếng (verb) to have a bad reputation; to be known for something negative nữa là (particle) even điện phân (verb) to electrolyze hòa khí (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of hoà khí. nguyên tác (noun) the original công quả (noun) good deeds done by laymen at Buddhist temples (such as helping in cooking, cleaning, etc.), believed to help accumulate merits tăng trọng (adjective) growth-promoting dựng chuyện (adjective) to create a story for a film đi đứng (noun) one's manner of walking lịch pháp (noun) calendar, calendar system đứng đường (verb) to be homeless đứng ngoài (verb) to stand aside làm lễ (verb) to hold a ceremony; to observe a ritual for (something). tiền đồ (noun) future, prospects, outlook kiến thiết (verb) to build up at a big scale lượng chất (noun) amount of substance lưu lượng (noun) flow rate; discharge đứng trước (verb) to face against a thing or a crowd bài bác (verb) to despise đổi ý (verb) to change one's mind nghĩ lại (verb) to rethink (something); to have second thoughts (about something) lên lớp (verb) to talk condescendingly vị lợi (adjective) solely knowing that something serves for an individual's own personal interest or benefit công lợi (noun) the public good; the common good; the public interest phụ công (noun) middle blocker đầu đất (noun) blockhead; dumbass trên dưới (noun) everyone, regardless of age or status kinh kỳ (noun) alternative form of kinh kì nước dùng (noun) bouillon or stock which is used as broth in dishes made from noodles chính đề (noun) thesis đủ đủ (noun) obsolete form of đu đủ (“papaya”) bố đời (noun) male person who is haughty and condescending towards other people biến thân (noun) transformation lưu ban (verb) to repeat a grade liên doanh (noun) joint venture tập quyền (verb) to centralize power; to practice totalitarianism khu biệt (verb) to distinguish, to demarcate trước tác (verb) to compose (a written work) vị chi (adverb) as a result (of a computation) tiêu biến (verb) to get completely vanished doanh (noun) military base, encampment cao trình (noun) height; elevation giải độc (verb) to detoxify giao thời (noun) intersection, where the influence of two intervals overlaps tập trung dân chủ (adjective) democratically centralized dân chủ tập trung (adjective) democratically centralized dài dài (adverb) seemingly with no sign of stopping or ceasing; for long an thần (verb) to calm the nerves, preventing excessive stimulation, usually to aid sleep an toàn khu (noun) a well-protected resistance base area; a safe zone an vị (verb) synonym of yên vị án gian (noun) a table long (possibly spanning the entire width of the room) and high, placed in front of the altar for offerings án từ (noun) documents and files related to a case anh hoa (noun) synonym of tinh hoa anh linh (noun) a noble and sacred soul anh minh (adjective) wise and talented anh quân (noun) wise and talented king anh tài (noun) an outstandingly talented person nhân hòa (noun) Traditional tone placement spelling of nhân hoà. thiên di (verb) to migrate biệt động (noun) special operations quan chế (noun) mandarinate (political form of rule by mandarins) khoa học nhân văn (noun) humanities liên ba (noun) triplet anh vũ (noun) parrot AI tạo sinh (noun) generative AI thiên địa hội (interjection) Used as an intensifier lên đơn (verb) to make an order liên thanh (adjective) showering or outpouring có cánh (adjective) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see có, cánh. từ mẫu (noun) a mother who is both affectionate and caring dịch học (noun) epidemiology thiên đình (noun) the imaginary court in heaven, where the Jade Emperor reigns; the celestial court ảnh âm (noun) a negative viện dẫn (verb) to adduce, to cite in support of an argument hoạt tự (noun) movable type ảnh thật (noun) real image ủy (verb) Traditional tone placement spelling of uỷ. bố phòng (verb) to organise the defence xuất quân (verb) to move troops towards battle chất chơi (adjective) stylish; swaggy người bay (noun) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see người, bay. đạo quân (noun) troop, host, army nhận chân (verb) to fully and clearly understand độc đạo (noun) the only path, the only way bao sân (verb) to foot the bill for a physical sports playing ground hữu quan (adjective) relevant, involved đường trung bình (noun) midline đã đời (adjective) completely satisfied quá tay (adjective) overdone tiếng Nam (noun) the Vietnamese language tiếng Bắc (noun) the Northern dialects of the Vietnamese languages hóa trang (verb) Traditional tone placement spelling of hoá trang. lên đời (verb) to upgrade to a newer or more modern version nhạc sống (noun) music performance with live vocals and instruments thiên chức (noun) duty endowed by the Heavens đối ứng (adjective) corresponding đại học đường (noun) college (a specialized division of a university) bảo sinh viện (noun) maternity hospital sinh phẩm (noun) biological product bộ luật dân sự (noun) civil code bộ luật (noun) legal code dương thế (noun) the mortal world, the world of the living nhận dạng (verb) to recognize something based on external features or characteristics khoa học gia (noun) scientist nội chất (noun) endoplasm dịch giả (noun) translator (of written texts) đội quân (noun) army danh tự (noun) name nên thân (verb) to get something (simple) worked out nhập tâm (adverb) by heart đặc vụ (noun) special agent; secret agent đặc tài (noun) one's gifted nature Đông phương (noun) the Orient, the East đại nghị (adjective) parliamentary thế giới thứ ba (noun) the Third World (countries not aligned with the west or the east during the Cold War) nhà máy điện (noun) power plant, power station cao kiến (noun) excellent idea or proposal kiến lập (verb) set up hiệu dụng (adjective) efficacious tấn tới (verb) to advance; to progress tài tình (adjective) skilled and with much tact and charm qua mặt (verb) to overlook phân lưu (noun) distributary (stream of water that branches off and flows away from a main stream) chi lưu (noun) tributary; affluent dân trị (noun) democracy dân-trị (noun) alternative form of dân trị (“democracy”) tinh anh (noun) one's purest essence bình tâm (verb) to leave something/someone composed; to put at ease nhập thân (verb) to incarnate (into) something nam khoa (noun) andrology thành danh (adjective) to become a prestigious person công xa (noun) vehicle for public officials giao hòa (verb) Traditional tone placement spelling of giao hoà. chi bằng (conjunction) to say nothing of an định (verb) to stabilize trị thủy (verb) Traditional tone placement spelling of trị thuỷ. dịch bệnh học (noun) epidemiology trình bệnh (verb) to present a patient; to give a case presentation nội thương (noun) domestic trade phương sách (noun) method; strategy; plan khai thông (verb) to make free from obstruction bệnh học (noun) pathology cơ thể bệnh lý (noun) Alternative spelling of cơ thể bệnh lí. tập tính (noun) behavioral trait thức giả (noun) scholar đường đường (adjective) dignified; majestic lãnh cảm (noun) indifference; unconcern hạn định (adjective) limited; restricted đại thắng (noun) great victory lần lần (adverb) archaic and poetic form of dần dần (“gradually”) trung cổ (adjective) medieval thi triển (verb) to execute or perform a feat or ability đưa tình (verb) to express one's love toward somebody cơ yếu (adjective) confidential biết tay (verb) to get to catch hands chủ kiến (noun) one's own viewpoint tính ý (noun) mind; view; opinion y nguyên (adjective) intact bé Liên (noun) the young girl who named Liên chức sắc (noun) post; office; title sinh đồ (noun) a title for a scholar who passes three rounds of the provincial examination, but not the final round (phúc hạch) during the Lê and ea cần tăng dân số (noun) a penis, a dick nghĩa lý (noun) Alternative spelling of nghĩa lí. nghĩa-lý (noun) Alternative spelling of nghĩa lí. từ chương (noun) literature từ-chương (noun) Alternative spelling of từ chương. thiên tư (noun) talent, natural gift thiên-tư (noun) Alternative spelling of thiên tư. chí thành (adjective) very sincere chí-thành (adjective) Alternative spelling of chí thành. trị-thủy (noun) Alternative spelling of trị thuỷ. nhân dục (noun) human passions, human desire nhân-dục (noun) Alternative spelling of nhân dục. tiến thủ (verb) to work on making progress tiến-thủ (verb) Alternative spelling of tiến thủ. mặc giáo (noun) Mohism mặc-giáo (noun) Alternative spelling of Mặc giáo. tài chế (verb) to restrict, to restrain tài-chế (verb) Alternative spelling of tài chế. vị tất (adverb) not necessarily (it is not necessary that) vị-tất (adverb) Alternative spelling of vị tất. chính tâm (noun) uprightness; selflessness and impartiality nói khó (noun) conversation tử chiến (verb) to fight to the death tân học (noun) new knowledge and learning, (especially) Western thoughts when they were first introduced in the East tự hồ (adverb) alternative form of tựa hồ tự-hồ (adverb) Alternative spelling of tự hồ. nhân giả (noun) virtuous person, benevolent and altruistic person nhân-giả (noun) Alternative spelling of nhân giả. phòng xa (verb) to plan for every eventuality bất-nhân (adjective) Alternative spelling of bất nhân. trí thuật (noun) clever scheme trí-thuật (noun) Alternative spelling of trí thuật. thật lực (adverb) to the fullest tự vấn (verb) to engage in self-examination hệ hình (noun) paradigm bố đường (noun) sugar daddy (older man who spends money for a relationship with a younger partner) mặt khác (adverb) conversely; on the other hand; on the flipside bé đường (noun) a female recipient of interest from a sugar daddy; a female sugar baby. đồng biến (adjective) proportionate thông xe (noun) free-flowing traffic; (of a road) being open to traffic công truyền (adjective) exoteric (suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations) công-truyền (adjective) Alternative spelling of công truyền. tâm truyền (adjective) esoteric (intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest, or tâm-truyền (adjective) Alternative spelling of tâm truyền. phân thân (verb) to spawn; to clone bắt máy (verb) to pick up the phone quốc sách (noun) national policy quốc-sách (noun) Alternative spelling of quốc sách. dân lập (adjective) private (established and maintained by private citizens) trang thiết bị (noun) equipments; devices (generally speaking) khác gì (verb) to be the same as; to have no difference đồ ăn nhanh (noun) fast food tiếp ứng (verb) to support and serve as a backup dự liệu (verb) to anticipate; to predict dự cảm (verb) to sense beforehand; to have a premonition dân mạng (noun) netizens xuống cấp (verb) to degrade, to deteriorate hà chính (noun) tyranny hà-chính (noun) Alternative spelling of hà chính. cung lượng (noun) output; capacity; efficiency thần tình (adjective) incredible; brilliant ra trò (verb) to bring about some significant result ba đường (noun) sugar daddy (older man who spends money for a relationship with a younger partner) vô minh (noun) avijjā (avidya, nescience ignorance) phân quyền (verb) to decentralize power; to enact a separation of powers ra vẻ (verb) to seem; to look yếu thế (adjective) disadvantaged, in a disadvantageous position âm vực (noun) vocal range địa vực (noun) region; area làm đẹp (verb) to vivify; to enrich làm thân (verb) to make friends cao đẹp (adjective) gorgeous; noble dự chi (verb) plan to spend gia đình trị (noun) nepotism gia thần (noun) vassal; a monarch's attendant gia thanh (noun) the reputation, prestige, or honour of a family, especially of a royal dynasty phong sát (verb) to cancel, deplatform (someone) (as in cancel culture) chương động (noun) nutation tình chung (noun) a profound and faithful love giáo cả (noun) hakim cổ phong (noun) ancient custom (especially in contrast to Western practices) vô học (adjective) uneducated; uncultured; ignorant vô đạo (adjective) heretical vô tổ chức (adjective) unorganized; disorganized vô tài (adjective) synonym of bất tài vô nhân đạo (adjective) inhuman; barbaric; merciless vô định hình (adjective) shapeless; formless; amorphous vô đề (adjective) untitled vô kế (adjective) futile; helpless; without a solution thủy sinh (noun) alternative spelling of thuỷ sinh thiên cung (noun) heavenly palace; abode of the gods thiên giới (noun) heaven; divine realm thanh thiên (noun) blue sky thiên cơ (noun) God's design; inscrutable twist of fate; the will of God hoàng thiên (noun) heaven thiên định (adjective) predestined; predetermined; fated thiên thời (noun) clement weather thiên tiên (noun) goddess thiên đạo (noun) laws of nature; laws of heaven thiên tạo (noun) nature thiên cổ (noun) eternity; everlasting; (through) the ages thiên thu (noun) eternity thiên ba (noun) sky wave thiên hoa (noun) smallpox thiên quốc (noun) heavenly kingdom; Kingdom of Heaven; paradise thiên kiến (noun) prejudice; preconception; bias kim loại học (noun) metallography kim sinh học (noun) metallogeny nước độc (noun) unwholesome climate cá nước (noun) fish and water cây nước (noun) waterspout hết nước (verb) to be at the end of one's tether; to be helpless máy nước (noun) hydrant; drinking fountain phá nước (verb) to get a rash in an unfamiliar climate xuống nước (verb) to go down the water nước mẹ (noun) metropole; parent-state; mother country đất tổ (noun) ancestral land đất trời (noun) land and sky; landscape lòng đất (noun) entrails of the earth làm trò (verb) to prank sinh khí (noun) spirit; energy văn cảnh (noun) context phương chi (conjunction) much less; let alone biến dạng (verb) to deform; to distort bài tây (noun) (French-suited) playing cards giao cảm (verb) to mutually sympathize hạ sinh (verb) to give birth hạ mình (verb) to cave in châu bản (noun) court documents with vermilion annotations cổ nhân (noun) forefather; ancient danh sĩ (noun) renowned intellectual tư thông (verb) to commit adultery bắt tốt qua đường (noun) en passant lưu danh (verb) to leave one's reputation indelible for a long time phong cấp (verb) to promote gia tài (noun) inheritance tốt thông (noun) passed pawn cần thủ (noun) angler (a person who fishes with a hook and line) gia nhiệt (verb) to heat liên tỉnh (adjective) interprovincial hết biết (adverb) utterly, to incomprehensible extent hiệu triệu (verb) to appeal to; to call upon (the masses, the people) quyết sách (noun) policymaking; decision making phục nguyên (verb) to reconstruct phong thanh (adjective) rumored; by hearsay tự sắc (noun) motu proprio tuyến vị (noun) gastric gland danh pháp (noun) nomenclature danh thần (noun) famous mandarin thanh danh (noun) good repute; good name danh vị (noun) social status; official standing tạo vật (noun) the Creator khẩu phần (noun) ration; food intake tiếng Lưu Cầu (noun) Ryukyuan language thư thể (noun) triện thư (篆書, “seal script”) tài đức (noun) talent and kindness kim bản vị (noun) gold standard tăng sản (verb) to undergo hyperplasia tham ăn (adjective) gluttonous tham tài (adjective) greedy for money tâm thu (noun) systole thu tâm (noun) systole vật phẩm (noun) good; item; article; product phẩm vật (noun) good; item; article; product quan thiết (adjective) closely related cố công (verb) to strive thủ quân (noun) captain vận động trường (noun) sportsfield; sports ground; stadium quyền thuật (noun) unarmed martial art tổng trưởng (noun) cabinet minister thị sát (verb) to inspect thuốc tiên (noun) panacea; ambrosia cứu độ (verb) to save; to redeem; to deliver bình thân (verb) to rise to one's feet after prostrating oneself before the emperor hữu danh (adjective) renowned; famous; noted; celebrated đông đặc (verb) to solidify cảm biến (noun) sensor ứng biến (verb) to deal with something by adaptation cảm thương (verb) to feel pity; to get touched thân tình (adjective) firmly tied thần khí (noun) spirit đại lễ (noun) major festival; major holiday kế vị (verb) to arise as a successor (leading a feudal regime) kế tự (verb) to follow one's ancestral line; to succeed tự quyết (verb) to decide on one's own tuyệt thế (adjective) magnificent; peerless tác nghiệp (verb) to perform one's expertise kế nghiệp (verb) to follow the duty of one's predecessor chủ nghĩa quốc gia (noun) nationalism, particularly when contrasted with proletarian internationalism or communism giáo khu (noun) diocese công viên giải trí (noun) amusement park lập công (verb) to socially contribute with something significant công thần (noun) contemporary official or historical figure whose contribution is widely recognized nguyên tổ (noun) ancestor tiếp cứu (verb) to help; to rescue giải thuật (noun) algorithm văn khoa (noun) arts; humanities đặc dụng (adjective) solely customized biến sắc (verb) to turn pale biến tính (noun) denaturation giá biểu (noun) price list thủy giải (verb) Traditional tone placement spelling of thuỷ giải. thần minh (noun) deity, god thực chiến (noun) actual combat; real combat tác tử (noun) agent học sĩ (noun) scholar y nghiệp (noun) medical profession bàn ăn (noun) dining table đủ ăn (adjective) having enough to eat; having a basic sustenance ăn sống (verb) to eat raw or undercooked food ăn chịu (verb) to eat or buy food on credit; to consume now and pay later án điểm (noun) a key case; a focal case (a criminal case selected by authorities for prioritized investigation, prosecution, and trial to serve as a án hành chính (noun) an administrative case or lawsuit (a legal dispute involving administrative decisions or acts of state agencies or officials) thông luật (noun) common law dân luật (noun) civil law (the legal system inspired by Roman law, the primary feature of which is that laws are written into a collection/codex) bộ luật hình sự (noun) penal code; criminal code đồng phạm (noun) accomplice; joint offender bị đơn (noun) defendant; respondent ăn chắc (adjective) certain of success or victory; having something in the bag tâm chí (noun) will; determination nam vô (verb) alternative form of nam mô kỹ trị (noun) Alternative spelling of kĩ trị. nhiên hậu (adverb) then; after that; afterwards hoàn bị (adjective) complete; comprehensive diễn nghĩa (noun) romance (as in Tam quốc diễn nghĩa (“The Romance of the Three Kingdoms”)) ý thức hệ (noun) ideology pháp tuyến (adjective) normal bắt chiếc (verb) to repurpose; to adapt giả trang (verb) to feign chuyển vận (verb) alternative form of vận chuyển khai hội (verb) to open a festival cổ tự học (noun) paleography cổ tự (noun) old temple đô thành (noun) capital city thành đô (noun) capital city biểu cảm (verb) to express emotions bản ghi (noun) record (a set of information about a specific object in a table) di ảnh (noun) portrait of a deceased person điện từ trường (noun) electromagnetic field quảng đại (adjective) numerous tư hữu (adjective) privately owned; private nước Bắc (noun) synonym of Trung Hoa (“China”) bản lãnh (noun) Southern Vietnam form of bản lĩnh vòng hoa (noun) wreath chủ nghĩa hiện sinh (noun) existentialism giống trung (adjective) neuter điện văn (noun) text of a telegram thương hồ (noun) people who live on a boat and wander around rivers and canals, usually making a living through trade nghĩa khí (noun) chivalrous spirit sản kinh (noun) eclampsia em yêu Darling (to a woman) — “em” (younger one) plus yêu; how a man addresses his girlfriend or wife lovingly. chị họ older female cousin nhân viên vệ sinh cleaner; cleaning staff member nhân viên văn phòng office worker; office staff member nhà khoa học scientist nhân viên phục vụ waiter/waitress; server hàng tuần weekly; every week hàng tháng monthly; every month tối nay tonight tuần trước last week tuần sau next week trong tháng hai in February một triệu one million xe nhà di động motorhome; camper van cửa xe car door biển số license plate; number plate đường dẫn ra slip road; exit ramp đường vòng detour; diversion route kích xe car jack người đi xe máy motorcyclist tàu hàng freight train đổi tàu change trains giá để hành lý luggage rack tổ tiếp viên cabin crew khu nhận hành lý baggage reclaim area lên tàu to board a ship or train cầu tàu pier or jetty ra-đa radar chuyển nhà to move house nhà có sân house with a yard trần nhà ceiling bộ chuyển đổi adapter; converter cửa sau back door bộ điều nhiệt thermostat cửa trước front door phòng em bé nursery đi ngủ to go to bed đi vệ sinh to use the toilet cái bay trowel thiết bị gia dụng household appliances hoàn tiền to refund trả tiền to pay nước hoa quả fruit juice theo mùa seasonal người bán seller or vendor người bán cá fish seller; fishmonger người bán hàng vendor; salesperson sơn nhà painting a house; house painting cửa hàng hoa flower shop được phục vụ to be served cuộc gọi phone call gọi điện to make a phone call bài tập về nhà homework kỳ thi exam hội sinh viên student union; student association người quản lý manager tên người dùng username bàn làm việc desk đổi tiền to exchange money; to change currency chuyển phát nhanh express delivery quan tâm đến to be interested in; to care about chạy bộ jogging; running for exercise bản đồ thành phố city map cuộc sống về đêm nightlife xem một chương trình to watch a show or program dịch vụ phòng room service số phòng room number nhận phòng to check in trả phòng to check out phòng đơn single room máy ảnh số digital camera người chơi player chơi bài to play cards đồ thủ công handicrafts; handmade items làm mô hình to build models; model-making màu nước watercolours; watercolour paint kim và chỉ needle and thread giải đấu tournament; sporting competition cuộc thi contest; competition trung tâm giải trí leisure centre lịch học class timetable or schedule đến phòng tập to go to the gym bóng tập gym ball or exercise ball bắt bóng to catch the ball thay người substitute a player; make a substitution trái tay backhand đánh đơn singles giao bóng to serve ra ngoài bàn to go off the table câu cá fishing; angling người câu cá angler; person who fishes người chạy runner; a person who runs đường chạy running track phát bóng to tee off; to hit a tee shot viên thuốc tablet; pill quá trình điều trị course of treatment hệ tiêu hóa digestive system phòng cấp cứu emergency room bị thương to be injured phát ban a rash; to break out in a rash ngày dự sinh due date phòng sinh delivery room thức ăn cho cá fish food lan ý peace lily thân cây tree trunk quả thông pine cone Ngày của Mẹ Mother’s Day di chú last will (pre-1975 / overseas Vietnamese usage; today usually “di chúc”) triệu million