No. 135 in Vietnamese
sở
The Vietnamese word "sở" means "department" or "office."
In a sentence
Tôi làm việc tại một sở ngoài thành phố.
I work at a department outside the city.
'Sở' in this sentence is used as a noun to refer to an office or department.
Tôi yêu sở trường của mình trong môn nghệ thuật.
I love my forte in the arts.
'Sở' in this sentence is part of the compound word 'sở trường', which means a strong point or specialty.
Chúng ta cần sở hữu tài liệu này để nghiên cứu.
We need to own this document for research.
'Sở' in this sentence is part of the compound word 'sở hữu', which means ownership.
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