No. 58 in Vietnamese
sử
The Vietnamese word "sử" means "history."
In a sentence
Lịch sử là môn học yêu thích của tôi.
History is my favorite subject.
In this sentence, 'sử' refers to 'history' as part of the term 'lịch sử' meaning history.
Họ sử dụng công cụ hiện đại để làm việc.
They use modern tools for work.
Here, 'sử' is part of 'sử dụng', which means 'to use'.
Ông ấy là một người sử sách nổi tiếng.
He is a famous historical book scholar.
In this context, 'sử' is part of 'sử sách', referring to historical books.
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