No. 214 in Vietnamese
giống
"Giống" in English means "alike," "similar," "species," "breed," or "seed," depending on context.
In a sentence
Tôi thấy nó giống bạn tôi.
I think they look like my friend.
The term 'giống' is used here to mean 'look like' or 'resemble'.
Giống như một cơn mộng, mọi thứ xảy ra thật nhanh.
It's like a dream; everything happened so quickly.
In this context, 'giống' means 'similar to' or 'like'.
Hạt này giống lúa, bạn có biết không?
This seed is the same as rice; do you know?
Here, 'giống' refers to 'same as' or 'identical to'.
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