No. 904 in Vietnamese
cuộn
"Cuộn" means "roll" or "coil" in English.
In a sentence
Tôi cần học cách cuộn bánh tráng để làm món nem.
I need to learn how to roll rice paper to make spring rolls.
In this sentence, "cuộn" is used as a verb, meaning "to roll," representing the action of rolling the rice paper.
Hãy đưa tôi một cuộn dây để buộc các bó hoa lại.
Pass me a roll of string to tie the bouquets together.
Here, "cuộn" is used as a noun, meaning "roll," referring to the coiled shape of the string.
Sợi dây này cuộn tròn một cách dễ dàng.
This string rolls up easily.
In this instance, "cuộn" is used as a verb, describing how the string takes a coiled or rolled-up form by itself.
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