tranh thủ

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 爭取 (“to strive for”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˧ tʰu˧˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈɛɲ˧˧ tʰʊw˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈan˧˧ tʰʊw˨˩˦]

    Verb

    tranh thủ

    1. to attract support from other people
    2. (colloquial) to make use of free time or waiting time
      Trong lúc chờ tranh thủ đọc nốt cuốn sách.
      I tried to finish my book while waiting.
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