No. 525 in Vietnamese
kế
"Plan" or "strategy."
In a sentence
Anh ấy đã lên kế hoạch cho chuyến đi.
He has planned for the trip.
Here, 'kế' is used as a part of the compound noun 'kế hoạch', which means 'plan'.
Cửa hàng kế bên nhà tôi vừa mở.
The store next to my house just opened.
Here, 'kế' means 'next to' and is used as a prepositional modifier in 'kế bên', which describes proximity.
Ông ấy suy nghĩ về nhiều kế hay để giải quyết vấn đề.
He is thinking about many clever strategies to solve the issue.
Here, 'kế' means 'strategy' or 'scheme' and stands independently as a noun.
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