No. 285 in Vietnamese
nguy
"Nguy" means "danger" or "peril" in English.
In a sentence
Tình hình hiện giờ rất nguy.
The current situation is very dangerous.
In this sentence, 'nguy' functions as an adjective meaning 'dangerous', denoting a perilous or hazardous state.
Chúng ta cần làm gì khi gặp tình huống nguy hiểm?
What should we do when we encounter a dangerous situation?
Here, 'nguy' serves as the root for the compound word 'nguy hiểm', meaning 'dangerous'.
Anh ấy đã giúp đỡ người khác trong lúc nguy cấp.
He helped others in a moment of crisis.
In this sentence, 'nguy' is part of the compound word 'nguy cấp', which means 'critical' or 'dire' circumstances.
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