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tự nhiên

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Vietnamese

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 tự nhiên on Vietnamese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 自然.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tự nhiên

  1. nature
    Synonym: thiên nhiên
  2. (education) Short for môn tự nhiên (natural science subjects).
    Bên tự nhiên có bốn môn: toán, lí, hoá, sinh.
    There are four subjects of natural sciences: mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology.

See also

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Adjective

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tự nhiên

  1. natural (of nature)
    chọn lọc tự nhiênnatural selection
  2. natural; unstudied
    Xin cứ tự nhiên như ở nhà.Please make yourself at home.

Derived terms

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Adverb

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tự nhiên

  1. (colloquial) suddenly; all of a sudden; spontaneously
    Synonym: đột nhiên
  2. (by extension) for no good reason

Interjection

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tự nhiên

  1. (colloquial) what the heck do ya think you're doin'?