trợ từ

Pronunciation Northern /ʨə̰ːʔ˨˩ tɨ̤˨˩/ Central /tʂə̰ː˨˨ tɨ˧˧/ Southern /tʂəː˨˩˨ tɨ˨˩/

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particle

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particle

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2 senses 1 Components

Meaning

2 senses

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Sense 1 Noun

particle Pronouns, Demonstratives, Classifiers & ParticlesTheme

A word that does not change its form and has a grammatical function.

vi Câu này có sử dụng một trợ từ.

en This sentence uses a particle.

Sense 2 Noun

classifier or counter Pronouns, Demonstratives, Classifiers & ParticlesTheme

A word used to count or classify nouns in certain languages.

vi "Con" là một trợ từ dùng cho động vật.

en "Con" is a classifier used for animals.

Parts

từ / 助詞

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Chinese characters Source-aligned

Representative candidate

助詞

Candidates by syllable

trợ 助 từ 詞

Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.

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tiểu từ / particle / particle

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từ điển / cụm từ / từ chối / từ trần …

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trợ từ

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Components

Components

Easily confused

Same meaning

Meaning links

từ (from) — words using

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