No. 319 in Vietnamese
kỹ
The Vietnamese word "kỹ" means "meticulous," "careful," or "skillful," depending on context.
In a sentence
Tôi luôn làm việc rất kỹ để tránh sai lầm.
I always work meticulously to avoid mistakes.
In this sentence, "kỹ" is used as an adverb meaning "carefully" or "meticulously" to describe the manner of working.
Bạn cần học kỹ trước khi làm bài kiểm tra.
You need to study thoroughly before taking the test.
Here, "kỹ" is used as an adverb again, meaning "thoroughly," to recommend the quality of studying.
Họ đã nghiên cứu rất kỹ các số liệu trước khi đưa ra kết luận.
They analyzed the data very carefully before making a conclusion.
Again, "kỹ" is an adverb describing the manner—"carefully"—in which they analyzed the data.
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