No. 177 in Vietnamese
càng
The Vietnamese word "càng" means "the more" or "increasingly" and is often used to indicate progression or intensification.
In a sentence
Càng học tiếng Việt, tôi càng thấy mình tiến bộ.
The more I study Vietnamese, the more I see myself improving.
In this sentence, 'càng' is used to show a correlated increase: the more one studies Vietnamese, the more one observes their improvement.
Hãy cố gắng càng sớm càng tốt.
Try as soon as possible.
Here, 'càng' is used to express a superlative degree, indicating to try at the earliest possible time.
Thời tiết càng ngày càng lạnh.
The weather is getting colder day by day.
In this usage, 'càng' emphasizes an ongoing intensification over time.
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