lần
See also: Appendix:Variations of "lan"
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 輪 (“circle, wheel; turn”, SV: luân).
Noun
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Preposition
lần
- (mathematics) times
- Ba lần ba là chín ― Three times three is nine
Etymology 2
Verb
lần
- to grope, to search by touch
- 2016, Trầm Hương, Trong cơn lốc xoáy, part I, NXB Phụ nữ, page 77:
- Bà lần túi, lấy ra cắc bạc, đưa cho Vạn: […]
- She rummaged in her bag, took out a silver hào coin, and handed it to Vạn.
- to track, to follow
Derived terms
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