No. 799 in Vietnamese
ngăn
"Ngăn" means "compartment," "partition," or "to prevent/stop" depending on context.
In a sentence
Tôi dùng tủ này để ngăn các tài liệu quan trọng.
I use this cabinet to organize important documents.
In this context, 'ngăn' refers to a compartment or section used for organizing or separating items.
Chúng tôi đã cố gắng ngăn nước tràn vào nhà.
We tried to prevent water from flooding into the house.
Here, 'ngăn' means to prevent or stop something from happening.
Họ xây một bức tường để ngăn không gian làm việc và không gian sinh hoạt.
They built a wall to separate the working space and the living space.
In this sentence, 'ngăn' is used to describe the action of dividing or separating spaces.
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