No. 495 in Vietnamese
khoa
"Faculty," "department," or "branch" (in an academic or institutional context).
In a sentence
Khoa là một sinh viên giỏi.
Khoa is a good student.
In this sentence, 'Khoa' is used as a proper noun, referring to a person's name.
Tôi đang học tại khoa Công Nghệ Thông Tin.
I am studying at the Information Technology department.
Here, 'khoa' refers to a department or faculty in an educational institution.
Cần phải khoá cửa trước khi rời đi.
It is necessary to lock the door before leaving.
In this context, 'khoá' (a variant of 'khoa' with accent mark) is used as a verb meaning 'to lock'.
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