No. 405 in Vietnamese
xong
"Xong" means "finished" or "completed."
In a sentence
Tôi đã học bài xong.
I have finished studying.
In this sentence, 'xong' is used as a verb that means 'to finish' or 'to complete' an action, indicated by the verb that precedes it, in this case, 'học bài' ('to study').
Khi nào bạn làm xong việc, hãy gọi tôi nhé.
When you finish your work, please call me.
Here, 'xong' functions as an auxiliary verb modifying 'làm' ('to do'), indicating the completion of the action.
Bữa tiệc đã qua, mọi thứ ổn, mọi việc xong xuôi cả.
The party is over, everything is fine, everything is settled.
In this context, 'xong' combines with 'xuôi' to form a phrase 'xong xuôi', which conveys the idea of things being completed satisfactorily and in order.
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