No. 326 in Vietnamese
km
The Vietnamese word "km" is an abbreviation for "kilômét," meaning "kilometer" in English.
In a sentence
Tôi chạy được 5 km mỗi ngày.
I run 5 kilometers every day.
In this sentence, 'km' is used as a unit of distance to describe how far someone runs each day.
Đoạn đường từ nhà tôi đến trường là 2 km.
The distance from my house to the school is 2 kilometers.
Here, 'km' specifies the distance between two locations, indicating a physical measurement.
Máy bay bay ở độ cao 10 km.
The airplane flies at an altitude of 10 kilometers.
In this sentence, 'km' is used to denote the altitude, or height above ground level, of the airplane in distance measurement.
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