No. 604 in Vietnamese
kiến
"Kiến" in Vietnamese means "ant" in English.
In a sentence
Kiến bò trên lá cây.
The ant crawls on the leaf.
Here, "kiến" refers to an ant, a small insect.
Cô ấy đưa ra một ý kiến rất hay.
She offered a very good idea.
In this sentence, "kiến" is part of the word "ý kiến," meaning 'opinion' or 'idea'.
Ngôi nhà này là do anh ta tự tay thiết kế và chế tạo, một kiến trúc sư thật tài năng.
This house was designed and built by him, truly a talented architect.
Here, "kiến" is used in "kiến trúc sư," which means 'architect,' implying creation or design.
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