No. 156 in Vietnamese
xuống
"Xuống" means "to go down" or "to descend."
In a sentence
Tôi đi xuống cầu thang.
I go down the stairs.
The word 'xuống' is used here to indicate downward motion along the stairs.
Nam ngồi xuống ghế.
Nam sits down on the chair.
The word 'xuống' is used here to indicate the action of moving into a sitting position.
Cô giáo yêu cầu học sinh viết xuống những gì cô nói.
The teacher asks the students to write down what she says.
The word 'xuống' is used here metaphorically to signify recording information in writing.
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