No. 502 in Vietnamese
tương
"Tương" in Vietnamese refers to "sauce" or "condiment."
In a sentence
Tôi thích ăn phở với nhiều tương hoisin.
I like eating pho with a lot of hoisin sauce.
Here, 'tương' refers to a condiment or sauce, specifically 'hoisin sauce'.
Cô ấy tìm được công việc tương đương với công việc trước đây.
She found a job equivalent to her previous one.
In this context, 'tương' appears in the compound word 'tương đương,' which means 'equivalent'.
Hành động của anh ấy tương tự như của tôi.
His action is similar to mine.
The word 'tương' in 'tương tự' means 'similar' or 'analogous.'
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