No. 855 in Vietnamese
liệt
The Vietnamese word "liệt" means "paralyzed" or "severely weakened."
In a sentence
Anh ấy bị liệt do tai nạn giao thông.
He is paralyzed due to a traffic accident.
Here, 'liệt' refers to paralysis as a medical condition.
Danh sách này liệt kê tất cả các nhiệm vụ chúng ta cần hoàn thành.
This list enumerates all the tasks we need to complete.
Here, 'liệt' is part of the verb 'liệt kê', meaning to enumerate.
Ngọn lửa liệt vào mức nguy hiểm, cần được dập tắt ngay.
The fire is classified as dangerous and needs to be extinguished immediately.
Here, 'liệt' means to classify or rank something.
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