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nơi

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Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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(classifier cái) nơi (, )

  1. place
    Synonyms: chỗ, chốn
    nơi công cộngin public
  2. (rare) Used to refer to (without explicitly stating) a romantic partner whom someone wants to marry.

Pronoun

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nơi (, )

  1. where
    Đó là nơi tôi lớn lên.
    That's where I grew up.

Usage notes

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  • As a noun, nơi is usually more formal than chỗ, which is more often seen in the colloquial register, while chốn is literary.

Derived terms

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