No. 26 in Vietnamese
cùng
"Together" or "with."
In a sentence
Chúng ta cùng đi học.
We go to study together.
The word 'cùng' is used to express doing an action collectively.
Anh ấy có cùng sở thích với bạn.
He has the same hobby as you.
Here, 'cùng' expresses similarity or sharing the same attribute.
Đừng nhầm lẫn hai khái niệm hoàn toàn không cùng bản chất.
Do not confuse two concepts that are entirely different in nature.
In this example, 'cùng' is used to denote sameness or commonality, specifically about the essence.
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