tự nhiên

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Vietnamese

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 tự nhiên on Vietnamese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 自然.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tự nhiên

  1. nature
    Synonym: thiên nhiên

Adjective

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tự nhiên

  1. natural (of nature)
    chọn lọc tự nhiên
    natural selection
  2. natural; unstudied
    Xin cứ tự nhiên như ở nhà.
    Please make yourself at home.

See also

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Derived terms

Adverb

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tự nhiên

  1. (colloquial) suddenly; all of a sudden; spontaneously
    Synonym: đột nhiên
  2. (by extension) for no good reason

Interjection

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tự nhiên

  1. (colloquial) what the heck do ya think you're doin'?