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thời gian

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Etymology

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    Sino-Vietnamese word from 時間, composed of (time) and (interval), from Japanese 時間 (jikan), from Literary Chinese 時間 (shíjiān, unit of time; period of time; occasion; now).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    thời gian

    1. time (the inevitable passing of events from past to present then future)
      Thời gian là vô cùng tận.
      Time is eternal.
    2. a period or duration of time
      thời gian làm việcworking hours
      một thời giana while; for a while
    3. a point in time
      Thời gian lúc này là một giờ mười lăm phút.
      The time now is a quarter past one.

    Derived terms

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