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Meaning
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miserable
Adjective
Feeling great physical pain or deep mental sadness because of difficult life circumstances.
vi Cuộc sống của những người nghèo ở đây rất khổ.
en The lives of the poor people here are very miserable.
Interjection
An exclamation used to show that one is feeling annoyed, tired, or disappointed about something.
vi Khổ, sao anh cứ nói mãi một chuyện như vậy!
en Good grief, why do you keep talking about the same thing!
size
The measured distance across a piece of fabric or another material from side to side.
vi Tấm vải này có khổ rộng một mét rưỡi.
en This piece of fabric has a width of one and a half meters.
The physical dimensions or format of an object, such as a piece of paper.
vi Cuốn sách này được in theo khổ giấy A4.
en This book is printed in A4 paper format.