Tuttle Pocket Vietnamese Dictionary. Phan Van Giuong
to correct, to grade, to mark
3 v. to reach; to dip
chaàm chaäm adv. slowly
chaäm adj. slow, halting
chaäm chaïp adj. slow, late
chaäm raõi adj. [of speech] slow and poised
chaäm tieán adj. underdeveloped, backward
chaäm treã adj. late, tardy
chaân n. foot, leg; base
chaân dung n. portrait
chaân giaù trò n. true value/worth
chaân lyù n. truth
chaân taøi n. real talent
chaân tay n. limbs; follower, henchman
chaân thaønh adj. sincere, honest
chaân thaät adj. honest, frank
chaân tình n., adj. sincerity, heartfelt feelings; very sincere
chaân trôøi n. horizon
chaân töôùng n. true face, true identity
chaân öôùt chaân raùo adj. to be newly arrived
chaán chænh v. to reorganize, to improve, to revamp
chaán höng v. to develop, to restore, to improve
chaán song n. bar; block
chaán thöông n. trauma, injured
chaàn v. to parboil, to blanch, to scald, to pour boiling water on
chaàn chöø adj. hesitant, undecided
chaån v. R to examine, to treat [medically]
chaån baàn v. to help the poor
chaån beänh v. to diagnose, to examine, to treat an illness
chaån ñoaùn v. to diagnose, to treat an illness
chaån maïch v. to feel the pulse, to check the nerves
chaån teá v. to bring relief to the needy
chaän v. to stop, to block; to obstruct
chaáp v. to reproach, to bear a grudge; to give as an advantage
chaáp chính v. to assume governmental powers
chaáp haønh v., adj. to execute; executive
chaáp nhaän v. to accept, to approve, to admit
chaáp nhaát v. to be full of grudges, to resent
chaáp thuaän v. to accept, to agree to
chaäp 1 v . to join, to bring together, to fasten together 2 adj. moment, instant
chaäp choaïng adv., adj., n. imperfectly; unsteady; twilight
chaäp chôøn v. to be flickering
chaäp chöõng adj. [of child] toddling
chaát 1 n. matter, material, substance 2 v. to pile up, to heap up
chaát löôïng n. quality
chaát phaùc adj. sincere, simple-mannered
chaát vaán v. to question, to investigate; to examine
chaät adj. narrow; [of clothing] tight
chaät ních v. to be overcrowded
chaät vaät adj. [of life] hard, difficult
chaâu n. continent
chaâu baùu n. precious things, valuables
chaâu chaáu n. grasshopper
chaâu thaønh n. city
chaâu thoå n. delta
chaàu 1 v. to attend court 2 n. party, round
chaàu chöïc v. to wait to see somebody [a VIP]
chaàu giôøi/trôøi v. to die, to pass away
chaàu Phaät v. to die, to pass away
chaàu rìa adj. idle
chaäu n. wash basin, wash-bowl, pot
chaáy n. head lice
chaày 1 n. pestle 2 adj. late, tardy
che v. to cover, to hide, to shelter; to get protection, to take shelter
che chôû v. to protect
che ñaäy v. to cover up, to conceal
cheø 1 n. tea [both the leaves and the beverage] 2 n. pudding, custard
cheû v. to split, to chop [wood]
cheùm v. to cut, to chop; to behead
chen v. to creep in; to elbow one’s way through a crowd
cheùn n. cup, eating bowl
cheøn v. to chock [wheel,etc.]; to force [opponent, cyclist, motorist] out of his path
cheõn adj. [of clothing] very tight
cheo n. betrothal, engagement fee
cheo leo adj. perched way up high
cheùo adj. slanted, tilted, diagonal
cheøo 1 v. to row; to paddle 2 n. comedy, farce
cheùp v. to copy, to transcribe, to note down, to write down
cheùt v. to fill [crack, hole]
cheït v. to crush, to run over; to be strangled, to be crushed in between
cheâ v. to belittle, to spurn, to criticize, to scorn
cheâ bai v. to criticize, to scorn
cheâ cöôøi v. to laugh at, to mock
cheá 1 v. to jeer, to mock 2 v. to manufacture; to process
cheá bieán v. to process
cheá duïc v. to restrain one’s desire
cheá ñònh v. to determine, to decide
cheá ñoä n. system, regime, -ism
cheá ngöï v. to control, to restrain, to bridle
cheá nhaïo v. to mock, to jeer
cheá taùc v. to create, to invent
cheá taïo v. to manufacture, to make
cheách adj. tilted, slanting
cheâm v. to wedge; to add
cheãm cheä adj. sitting in a solemn, haughty manner
cheânh adj. tilted; very different
cheânh cheách adj. oblique, tilted, slanted
cheânh leäch adj., n. uneven, unequal; different; at variance
cheánh choaùng adj. tipsy, groggy, tight
cheånh maûng adj., v. to be negligent, be neglectful; to neglect
cheát v., adv. to die; [of time-piece, machine] to stop
cheát cha intj. Oh my god!
cheát dôû v. to be between life and death, to have [financial] trouble
cheát ñieáng v. to be half dead [because of pain, shock]
cheát ñoùi v. to starve to death
cheát ñuoái v. to be drowned
cheát giaác v. to lose consciousness, to swoon
cheát huït v. to escape death [very narrowly]
cheát (meâ cheát) meät v. to be madly in love with
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