No. 756 in Vietnamese
vắng
"Vắng" means "absent" or "empty."
In a sentence
Trường học hôm nay thật vắng.
The school is really empty today.
Here, 'vắng' is used as an adjective to describe the low presence of people in the school.
Anh ấy hay vắng mặt trong các buổi họp.
He often is absent from the meetings.
In this sentence, 'vắng' is part of the phrase 'vắng mặt,' indicating 'absence' or 'not being present.'
Căn phòng trở nên vắng lặng khi mọi người rời đi.
The room became quiet when everyone left.
Here, 'vắng lặng' combines 'vắng' with 'lặng' to indicate a state of quietness caused by the absence of people.
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