No. 613 in Vietnamese
tranh
"Tranh" means "painting," "picture," or "illustration" in English.
In a sentence
Cô ấy vẽ một bức tranh tuyệt đẹp.
She painted a beautiful painting.
In this sentence, 'tranh' represents a painting or a picture.
Chúng tôi luôn cố gắng tránh tranh cãi trong công việc.
We always try to avoid arguments at work.
Here, 'tranh' is part of the phrase 'tranh cãi,' which means to argue.
Anh ấy tranh thủ thời gian để học thêm khi rảnh.
He took advantage of the time to study more when he was free.
In this context, 'tranh' is part of the verb 'tranh thủ,' meaning to take advantage of or make use of something.
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