No. 609 in Vietnamese
phổ
"Phổ" in Vietnamese means "universal", "widespread", or "common".
In a sentence
Tôi thích nghe nhạc phổ thông.
I like listening to popular music.
Here, 'phổ' is used in the term 'phổ thông' to mean 'popular' or 'general', describing something widely known or accessible.
Ánh sáng có phổ biến đổi theo bước sóng.
Light has a spectrum that changes according to wavelength.
In this sentence, 'phổ' refers to 'spectrum', a concept in physics representing the range of frequencies of light waves.
Giáo viên sử dụng tài liệu được phổ biến rộng rãi.
The teacher uses materials that are widely disseminated.
Here, 'phổ' is part of the verb phrase 'phổ biến', meaning 'to disseminate' or 'to spread widely', describing the action of making information known to many people.
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