No. 425 in Vietnamese
thể
"Thể" in Vietnamese can mean "form," "body," "type," or "mode," depending on the context.
In a sentence
Tôi không thể đến dự tiệc tối nay.
I cannot attend the party this evening.
In this sentence, 'thể' is used in the verb phrase 'không thể' to mean 'cannot' or 'unable to'.
Người ta đã thử mọi cách nhưng không có cách nào giải quyết vấn đề này một cách triệt để.
They tried everything, but there is no way to solve this problem thoroughly.
In this example, 'thể' is not directly present, but implicitly understood in relation to the underlying capability being discussed.
Chúng ta cần rèn luyện tinh thần và thể chất.
We need to train both our mind and body.
Here, 'thể' is part of the compound noun 'thể chất' meaning 'physical body' or 'physical.'
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