No. 367 in Vietnamese
thuê
"Thuê" means "to rent" or "to hire" in English.
In a sentence
Tôi cần thuê một căn hộ gần trung tâm thành phố.
I need to rent an apartment near the city center.
The word 'thuê' is used here to mean 'to rent,' implying the act of obtaining temporary use of a property in exchange for payment.
Chúng ta có thể thuê xe đi du lịch để tiết kiệm thời gian.
We can hire a car for travel to save time.
In this sentence, 'thuê' is used to mean 'to hire,' denoting the act of paying to use a vehicle temporarily.
Họ vừa thuê một đội thợ để sửa lại ngôi nhà.
They just hired a team of workers to renovate the house.
Here, 'thuê' signifies 'to hire,' specifically referring to contracting people for a service.
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