No. 418 in Vietnamese
căn
The Vietnamese word "căn" means "unit," "foundation," or "room," depending on context.
In a sentence
Tôi sống trong một căn nhà nhỏ.
I live in a small house.
In this sentence, "căn" is a classifier for houses, referring to a specific house.
Chúng ta cần một kế hoạch để giải quyết căn nguyên của vấn đề.
We need a plan to address the root cause of the problem.
In this sentence, "căn" is used as part of the compound word "căn nguyên," meaning 'root cause'.
Căn bệnh đã được kiểm soát nhờ vào nỗ lực của các bác sĩ.
The illness has been controlled thanks to the effort of the doctors.
In this sentence, "căn" describes something characteristic, in this case, the illness ("căn bệnh").
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