thể

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from (body; style; form).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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thể

  1. Clipping of thể loại (genre).
  2. (writing) a style
    thể miêu tả/tự sự/nghị luận/the descriptive/narrative/critical/biographical style
  3. (physics, of matter) state
    thể rắn/lỏng/khía solid/liquid/gas state
  4. (grammar) a voice
    thể bị/thụ độngthe passive voice

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Verb

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thể

  1. (only in compounds) can; may; to be able to

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