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Vietnamese Frequency List: 1000 High Frequency Words

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Top 100 Vietnamese high frequency words

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Start here. These are the 100 most frequent words in the list: pronouns, verbs like có and là, and the function words you will meet in almost every Vietnamese text.

Top 100 Vietnamese words by frequency rank
RankVietnameseEnglish
1vàand
2củaof
3cácthe (plural marker)
4làis/are
5cóhave/has
6trongin/inside
7đượcbe/get (passive marker)
8chofor/give
9đãalready (past marker)
10vớiwith
11khôngno/not
12ngườiperson/people
13mộtone
14nhữngthose (plural)
15đểin order to
16khiwhen
17nàythis
18vềabout/return
19ởat/in
20đếnarrive/reach/until
21tạiat/in
22nămyear
23cũngalso/too
24đóthat
25vàoenter/in (time)
26trênon/above/over
27từfrom
28raout/outward
29nhiềumany/much
30sẽwill (future marker)
31ônggrandfather／Mr.／he (respectful)
32ngàyday
33theoaccording to／follow
34phảimust/have to/right (correct)
35nhưlike/as
36lạiagain／back
37sauafter/behind
38bịbe (passive marker)
39nhưngbut/however
40cònstill/yet/remain
41làmdo/make/work as
42việcwork/task／matter/affair
43anhyou (male)/older brother/Mr.
44hơnmore/than／over/more than
45tôiI/me
46biếtknow／know/be acquainted with／know how to
47đangbe (progressive marker)
48nhàhouse／home/family／specialist/expert
49thìthen/so／as for/then
50đigo／leave／imperative particle
51chỉonly/just/point
52trướcbefore/in front of
53Việt NamVietnam
54màbut/rather／relative marker／sentence-final particle
55nướccountry/water
56mớinew/just
57sựnominalizing marker
58rấtvery
59haitwo
60nhấtmost／first
61mìnhself/oneself
62đâyhere／this
63có thểcan/be able to／may/be possible
64lêngo up／rise/increase
65đồngdong (currency)／copper／field／same/common (combining form)
66cùngtogether／with
67nóisay/speak／talk about
68vẫnstill／still/nevertheless
69tớiarrive/reach／to
70bộministry/department／set
71nênshould／therefore/so
72quapass through/over
73dobecause of/due to/by
74conchild／classifier for animals
75thángmonth
76caohigh/tall／high; expensive
77vìbecause／because of; due to
78cảall; whole／even
79rằngthat (conjunction)
80côfemale teacher／paternal aunt／Miss; maam
81tỉnhprovince／awake; alert／regain consciousness
82khácdifferent／other; another
83chưanot yet
84bạnyou／friend
85thấysee; notice／feel; find; think
86sốnumber; numeral／quantity; number
87xevehicle
88họthey／surname; family name
89MỹAmerica; United States
90lầntime; occasion
91lớnbig; large／grow up; grow／older; elder
92tổ chứcorganize; hold／organization; institution
93hànggoods; products／row; queue
94dânpeople; citizens
95đườngroad; street／sugar
96đưabring; take／hand; deliver
97bàgrandmother／lady; madam／she (respectful)
98hayor/often/good
99cuộcclassifier for events; contest
100nếuif

Top 500 most common Vietnamese words (101–500)

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Once the top 100 feel familiar, carry on with ranks 101 to 500.

  1. 101cần – need／must; need to
  2. 102triệu – million
  3. 103bên – side; beside／side; party
  4. 104thực hiện – implement; carry out
  5. 105tăng – increase; rise／Buddhist monk
  6. 106gần – near; close／nearly; almost
  7. 107Hà Nội – Hanoi
  8. 108đầu – head／beginning; start
  9. 109đầu tư – invest／investment
  10. 110ảnh – photo; image
  11. 111tiền – money; cash
  12. 112bằng – by means of; with／equal; same／degree; diploma
  13. 113công ty – company
  14. 114điều – matter; thing／clause; provision
  15. 115giá – price; cost／shelf; rack
  16. 116vụ – case; incident／crop season
  17. 117tuổi – age; years old
  18. 118nay – nowadays; now／this; current
  19. 119gì – what／anything; something
  20. 120phát triển – develop; grow／development; growth
  21. 121rồi – already; completed／then; afterwards
  22. 122khiến – cause; make
  23. 123thứ – ordinal number／weekday (in weekday names)／thing; item／type; kind
  24. 124thời gian – time; period
  25. 125xây dựng – build; construct／build; establish
  26. 126hoạt động – activity／operate; function
  27. 127khoảng – approximately; about／range; interval
  28. 128huyện – district; county
  29. 129em – younger sibling/you (to younger)
  30. 130nào – which／any; whichever
  31. 131sử dụng – use; utilize
  32. 132đều – all; every
  33. 133cách – way; method／distance; away from
  34. 134chiếc – classifier for vehicles; items
  35. 135thêm – more; another／add
  36. 136vừa – just; recently／fit; suitable／both; simultaneously
  37. 137chính – main; principal／exactly; precisely
  38. 138tuy nhiên – however; nevertheless
  39. 139trường – school
  40. 140nhận – receive; get／accept; agree to／recognize; realize
  41. 141giữa – between; among
  42. 142nhau – each other; one another
  43. 143chị – older sister/you (to older female)
  44. 144gây – cause; bring about
  45. 145một số – some; a number of
  46. 146gia đình – family; household
  47. 147lúc – moment; time／when
  48. 148đối với – toward; regarding
  49. 149thông tin – information
  50. 150khu vực – area; region
  51. 151Trung Quốc – China
  52. 152cái – classifier for things／thing/object
  53. 153mức – level/degree
  54. 154ngay – immediately／right/exactly
  55. 155từng – once/ever／each/every
  56. 156xã – commune
  57. 157điểm – point/location／score
  58. 158bán – sell
  59. 159mang – carry/bring／wear
  60. 160doanh nghiệp – enterprise
  61. 161giảm – decrease/reduce／discount
  62. 162công an – police/public security
  63. 163dự án – project
  64. 164kinh tế – economy／economics
  65. 165nơi – place/location
  66. 166tiếp tục – continue
  67. 167thị trường – market
  68. 168tin – news／believe/trust
  69. 169tốt – good
  70. 170tỷ – billion
  71. 171mỗi – each/every
  72. 172hoặc – or
  73. 173muốn – want/wish
  74. 174cấp – level／supply/provide／issue/grant
  75. 175ngoài – outside/besides
  76. 176chúng tôi – we (exclusive)
  77. 177đạt – achieve/reach
  78. 178thi – exam/test／take an exam
  79. 179cơ quan – agency/institution／organ
  80. 180mua – buy
  81. 181mọi – every/all
  82. 182giúp – help
  83. 183sáng – morning／bright
  84. 184quá – too/excessively／very/so (degree complement)
  85. 185giờ – hour/time
  86. 186nga – Russia
  87. 187thế giới – world
  88. 188trẻ – young／child/children
  89. 189nó – it/he/she
  90. 190đặc biệt – special／especially
  91. 191thành phố – city
  92. 192dùng – use
  93. 193loại – type/kind／classifier for kinds／eliminate
  94. 194đất – land／soil/earth
  95. 195quản lý – manage／management
  96. 196vấn đề – problem/issue
  97. 197tham gia – participate/join
  98. 198tạo – create
  99. 199công tác – work/task／business trip
  100. 200đội – team／wear
  101. 201phía – side/direction／from the side of
  102. 202sản xuất – produce/manufacture
  103. 203quy định – regulation/rule／prescribe/stipulate
  104. 204ấy – that
  105. 205vốn – capital／originally
  106. 206ai – who／anyone/everyone
  107. 207chương trình – course/curriculum／show/program／plan/agenda
  108. 208ăn – eat
  109. 209ta – we/one／I (literary)
  110. 210ngành – sector/industry／academic major
  111. 211mẹ – mother
  112. 212phòng – room／department／prevent
  113. 213chính phủ – government
  114. 214so – compare
  115. 215xảy – happen/occur
  116. 216gặp – meet／encounter
  117. 217xuống – go down/descend／decrease/fall
  118. 218quốc gia – country/nation
  119. 219tên – name／be named/called
  120. 220tìm – find/discover／search
  121. 221xã hội – society
  122. 222thuộc – belong to／memorize/know by heart
  123. 223lấy – take/get／marry
  124. 224nữa – more/another／still/anymore
  125. 225học – study/learn
  126. 226quyết định – decide／decision
  127. 227biển – sea／sign/signboard
  128. 228ba – three／father
  129. 229nguồn – source／resource
  130. 230lực lượng – force／workforce
  131. 231bởi – because／by
  132. 232tay – hand／player
  133. 233diễn – perform／take place
  134. 234tàu – ship／train
  135. 235thế – such／situation
  136. 236lời – words／promise／profit／lyrics
  137. 237phần – part／share
  138. 238nhóm – group／group together
  139. 239hiện – appear／currently
  140. 240sống – live／alive
  141. 241nhìn – look／consider
  142. 242nhỏ – small／young
  143. 243đúng – correct／exactly
  144. 244vàng – gold／yellow
  145. 245báo – newspaper／inform／leopard
  146. 246nhằm – in order to
  147. 247luôn – always／right away
  148. 248đầu tiên – first／firstly
  149. 249ban – committee／issue
  150. 250nhà nước – state／state-owned
  151. 251hệ thống – system
  152. 252chiều – afternoon／direction／dimension／pamper
  153. 253rõ – clear／clearly
  154. 254tính – character／calculate／intend
  155. 255dưới – under/below
  156. 256địa phương – locality／local
  157. 257sang – go across／elegant
  158. 258sản phẩm – product
  159. 259thành – become／city
  160. 260mất – lose／die／take time
  161. 261không thể – cannot
  162. 262hỗ trợ – support／assist
  163. 263quận – district
  164. 264chủ tịch – chairperson
  165. 265liên quan – relate to／relevant
  166. 266đơn vị – unit／organization
  167. 267chết – die
  168. 268khu – area
  169. 269xem – watch／consider
  170. 270tiếng – sound／language／reputation／hour
  171. 271yêu cầu – requirement／request
  172. 272lãnh đạo – leader／lead
  173. 273chủ – owner／main
  174. 274bé – child／small
  175. 275chuyện – matter／story
  176. 276xử lý – handle／process
  177. 277cơ sở – basis／facility
  178. 278phim – film／photographic film
  179. 279giữ – hold／maintain／detain
  180. 280phát hiện – discover
  181. 281giải – solve
  182. 282khả năng – ability
  183. 283trận – match
  184. 284quốc tế – international
  185. 285khá – quite
  186. 286khó khăn – difficult
  187. 287vùng – region
  188. 288đối tượng – object
  189. 289kinh doanh – business
  190. 290ngân hàng – bank
  191. 291kiểm tra – check
  192. 292hết – all
  193. 293làm việc – work
  194. 294kết quả – result
  195. 295điều tra – investigate
  196. 296bỏ – abandon/drop
  197. 297nam – male/south
  198. 298kể – tell/include
  199. 299dù – although/umbrella
  200. 300trung tâm – center
  201. 301đẹp – beautiful
  202. 302đủ – enough
  203. 303bệnh – disease/illness
  204. 304sở – office/bureau
  205. 305cuối – end/last
  206. 306chạy – run
  207. 307mùa – season
  208. 308chia sẻ – share
  209. 309đứng – stand
  210. 310bóng – ball/shadow
  211. 311hỏi – ask
  212. 312tất cả – all/everything
  213. 313giao thông – traffic/transportation
  214. 314khỏi – recover/escape
  215. 315mạnh – strong
  216. 316bảo vệ – protect
  217. 317lao động – labor/worker
  218. 318tổng thống – president
  219. 319cán bộ – cadre/official
  220. 320vòng – round/circle
  221. 321hiện nay – now/currently
  222. 322thu – collect/revenue
  223. 323đặt – place/set
  224. 324chống – resist/against
  225. 325kế hoạch – plan
  226. 326nghe – hear/listen
  227. 327quan trọng – important
  228. 328buổi – session/period
  229. 329bài – article/lesson
  230. 330nằm – lie/located
  231. 331mặt – face/surface
  232. 332đồng thời – simultaneously
  233. 333chồng – husband
  234. 334tuần – week
  235. 335chúng ta – we (inclusive)
  236. 336khách – guest/customer
  237. 337an toàn – safe/safety
  238. 338triển khai – deploy/implement
  239. 339gái – girl
  240. 340trở thành – become
  241. 341sao – why/how
  242. 342nghiên cứu – research/study
  243. 343đêm – night
  244. 344gọi – call
  245. 345đoàn – group/delegation
  246. 346thường – often/usually
  247. 347khó – difficult
  248. 348chung – common/shared
  249. 349cây – tree/plant
  250. 350vợ – wife
  251. 351bước – step
  252. 352châu – continent
  253. 353nữ – female
  254. 354đánh giá – evaluate/assess
  255. 355chất lượng – quality
  256. 356tình trạng – situation/condition
  257. 357dẫn – lead/guide
  258. 358hiệu quả – effective/effect
  259. 359tự – self/oneself
  260. 360khẳng định – affirm/confirm
  261. 361ít – few/little
  262. 362mạng – network
  263. 363cạnh – side/edge
  264. 364du lịch – travel/tourism
  265. 365học sinh – student
  266. 366bệnh viện – hospital
  267. 367đảng – party
  268. 368môi trường – environment
  269. 369phút – minute
  270. 370riêng – private/separate
  271. 371nhân dân – people
  272. 372đáng – worthy/deserve
  273. 373vậy – so/thus
  274. 374bắt – catch/arrest
  275. 375công nghệ – technology
  276. 376trường hợp – case/situation
  277. 377thật – real/true
  278. 378thời điểm – point in time
  279. 379cảnh sát – police
  280. 380kỳ – period/term
  281. 381ảnh hưởng – influence/effect
  282. 382gửi – send
  283. 383chân – foot
  284. 384Nguyễn – Nguyen (surname)
  285. 385đông – east/many
  286. 386hình ảnh – image/picture
  287. 387phụ nữ – woman
  288. 388độ – degree/level
  289. 389đảm bảo – ensure/guarantee
  290. 390cháu – grandchild/nephew/niece
  291. 391quyền – right/power
  292. 392nâng – lift/raise
  293. 393quan hệ – relationship
  294. 394dài – long
  295. 395thủ tướng – prime minister
  296. 396dành – reserve/set aside
  297. 397điều kiện – condition
  298. 398đánh – hit/strike
  299. 399dịch vụ – service
  300. 400chính sách – policy
  301. 401như vậy – like that/thus
  302. 402chơi – play
  303. 403nghĩ – think
  304. 404câu – sentence
  305. 405đâu – where
  306. 406đôi – pair/couple
  307. 407Việt – Viet (Vietnam)
  308. 408báo cáo – report
  309. 409tài chính – finance
  310. 410văn hóa – culture
  311. 411điện – electricity
  312. 412xuất hiện – appear
  313. 413lễ – ceremony
  314. 414máy bay – airplane
  315. 415hướng – direction
  316. 416thay đổi – change
  317. 417phường – ward
  318. 418xin – please/request
  319. 419y tế – medical/health
  320. 420trách nhiệm – responsibility
  321. 421giải quyết – solve/resolve
  322. 422yêu – love
  323. 423phối hợp – coordinate/cooperate
  324. 424án – case/lawsuit
  325. 425miền – region
  326. 426luật – law
  327. 427chuyển – transfer/move
  328. 428sông – river
  329. 429bàn – table
  330. 430địa bàn – area/territory
  331. 431thấp – low
  332. 432tuyến – route/line
  333. 433giáo dục – education
  334. 434lượng – amount/quantity
  335. 435đại diện – representative
  336. 436tiến hành – proceed/carry out
  337. 437cá nhân – individual/personal
  338. 438cụ thể – specific/concrete
  339. 439tài sản – property/assets
  340. 440sớm – early
  341. 441thiếu – lack/short of
  342. 442chỉ đạo – direct/guide
  343. 443thành công – success
  344. 444hội – association/meeting
  345. 445thương mại – trade/commerce
  346. 446quá trình – process
  347. 447lớp – class/grade
  348. 448chẳng – not at all
  349. 449màu – color
  350. 450nhanh – fast/quick
  351. 451tập trung – concentrate/focus
  352. 452hoa – flower
  353. 453thuốc – medicine
  354. 454sinh – birth/give birth
  355. 455hãng – company/brand
  356. 456hộ – household
  357. 457nhiệm vụ – task/mission
  358. 458nước ngoài – foreign country/abroad
  359. 459đại học – university
  360. 460cung cấp – provide/supply
  361. 461cầu – bridge/goal
  362. 462giá trị – value
  363. 463đá – stone/kick
  364. 464trả – pay/return
  365. 465nhờ – thanks to
  366. 466cứ – just/keep
  367. 467vượt – exceed/pass
  368. 468hiểu – understand
  369. 469thực tế – reality/actual
  370. 470phép – permission
  371. 471Nhật Bản – Japan
  372. 472nạn nhân – victim
  373. 473bắt đầu – begin/start
  374. 474hợp tác – cooperate
  375. 475cầu thủ – player
  376. 476hành vi – behavior
  377. 477lĩnh vực – field/domain
  378. 478tấn công – attack
  379. 479giống – similar/like
  380. 480pháp – law/method
  381. 481hôm – today
  382. 482mắt – eye
  383. 483viết – write
  384. 484nội dung – content
  385. 485ngồi – sit
  386. 486pháp luật – law
  387. 487đề nghị – suggest/propose
  388. 488cơ hội – opportunity
  389. 489thuế – tax
  390. 490vị trí – position
  391. 491chịu – bear/endure
  392. 492chọn – choose/select
  393. 493an ninh – security
  394. 494bộ trưởng – minister
  395. 495vài – a few/some
  396. 496vi phạm – violate
  397. 497cuộc sống – life
  398. 498lòng – heart
  399. 499càng – the more
  400. 500chứ – but/rather

1000 most common Vietnamese words (501–1000)

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Ranks 501 to 1,000 complete the top 1,000 Vietnamese words.

  1. 501sân – field/court/yard
  2. 502khách hàng – customer/client
  3. 503khoa học – science
  4. 504gồm – include/consist of
  5. 505quốc hội – parliament/national assembly
  6. 506quan tâm – care/concern
  7. 507tết – Tet (Vietnamese New Year)
  8. 508thành viên – member
  9. 509mở – open
  10. 510ngoài ra – besides/in addition
  11. 511chuyến – trip/journey
  12. 512chính thức – official/formal
  13. 513Hàn Quốc – South Korea
  14. 514nặng – heavy/serious
  15. 515công – public/merit
  16. 516mục tiêu – goal/target
  17. 517chúng – they (third person)
  18. 518thắng – win/victory
  19. 519thậm chí – even
  20. 520hoàn toàn – completely/totally
  21. 521điện thoại – phone/telephone
  22. 522nền – foundation/base
  23. 523chuẩn bị – prepare
  24. 524nàng – she/young lady
  25. 525dòng – line/flow/model
  26. 526tăng cường – strengthen/enhance
  27. 527toàn – all/entire
  28. 528công bố – announce/publish
  29. 529giao – deliver/hand over
  30. 530bất ngờ – unexpected/sudden
  31. 531ý kiến – opinion/view
  32. 532quay – turn/return/film
  33. 533bản – version/copy
  34. 534công việc – work/job
  35. 535đào tạo – train/training
  36. 536Đà Nẵng – Da Nang
  37. 537giám đốc – director/manager
  38. 538đầy – full
  39. 539thiết kế – design
  40. 540xác định – determine/identify
  41. 541trung ương – central
  42. 542chính quyền – government/authority
  43. 543xa – far/distant
  44. 544trở lại – return/come back
  45. 545hòa – peaceful/draw
  46. 546vị – taste/position
  47. 547chàng – he/young man
  48. 548nguyên nhân – cause/reason
  49. 549phục vụ – serve
  50. 550chuyên gia – expert/specialist
  51. 551mấy – how many/a few
  52. 552công trình – project/construction
  53. 553đóng – close/shut/play role
  54. 554hãy – please (imperative)
  55. 555cười – laugh/smile
  56. 556đức – virtue/Germany
  57. 557quân – army/military
  58. 558máy – machine
  59. 559trực tiếp – direct/live
  60. 560cục – bureau/agency
  61. 561khoản – amount/item
  62. 562khán giả – audience/viewer
  63. 563cá – fish/individual
  64. 564tình hình – situation
  65. 565thí sinh – candidate/examinee
  66. 566trang – page/dress
  67. 567vay – borrow/loan
  68. 568tránh – avoid
  69. 569phù hợp – suitable/appropriate
  70. 570hát – sing
  71. 571mối – relationship/connection
  72. 572chỗ – place/spot
  73. 573mẫu – sample/model
  74. 574thích – like/prefer
  75. 575nợ – debt/owe
  76. 576giai đoạn – stage/phase
  77. 577mưa – rain
  78. 578giao dịch – transaction
  79. 579thể hiện – express/show
  80. 580vụ việc – incident/case
  81. 581nhân viên – employee/staff
  82. 582thông báo – announce/notice
  83. 583hội nghị – conference/meeting
  84. 584thiết bị – equipment/device
  85. 585chính trị – politics
  86. 586da – skin
  87. 587giành – win/seize
  88. 588bảng – table/board
  89. 589cháy – fire/burn
  90. 590tối – evening/night
  91. 591thông qua – through/via
  92. 592bay – fly
  93. 593kiểm soát – control
  94. 594tai nạn – accident
  95. 595hồi – time/when
  96. 596nhu cầu – need/demand
  97. 597trả lời – answer/reply
  98. 598dầu – oil
  99. 599giới – world/society
  100. 600họp – meet/meeting
  101. 601đoạn – segment/section
  102. 602hợp đồng – contract
  103. 603tuyên bố – declare/announce
  104. 604đàn ông – man/men
  105. 605uống – drink
  106. 606phiên – session/round
  107. 607nghề – profession/job
  108. 608thăm – visit
  109. 609sức khỏe – health
  110. 610tiếp – continue/receive
  111. 611Triều Tiên – North Korea
  112. 612ngôi – position/rank
  113. 613bắc – north
  114. 614sở hữu – own/possession
  115. 615cuối cùng – finally/last
  116. 616món – dish/item
  117. 617bác sĩ – doctor
  118. 618hành động – action
  119. 619kỹ thuật – technique/technology
  120. 620dễ – easy
  121. 621một cách – in a way
  122. 622quân đội – army/military
  123. 623thế nào – how
  124. 624sinh viên – student
  125. 625rừng – forest
  126. 626quả – fruit
  127. 627lâu – long time
  128. 628nhớ – remember/miss
  129. 629hiện tại – currently/now
  130. 630thanh niên – youth/young people
  131. 631xanh – green/blue
  132. 632thôi – stop/enough
  133. 633cậu – you (to male)/uncle
  134. 634mặc dù – although
  135. 635chất – substance/quality
  136. 636thường xuyên – frequently/often
  137. 637công nghiệp – industry
  138. 638tấn – ton
  139. 639thực phẩm – food
  140. 640biện pháp – measure/solution
  141. 641làng – village
  142. 642giải pháp – solution
  143. 643đứa – child (classifier)
  144. 644áo – shirt/clothing
  145. 645dự kiến – expected/planned
  146. 646nổi tiếng – famous
  147. 647nguyên – original/whole
  148. 648bảo – say/tell
  149. 649tập đoàn – corporation/group
  150. 650cũ – old
  151. 651hôm nay – today
  152. 652tích cực – active/positive
  153. 653đảo – island
  154. 654phương tiện – vehicle/means
  155. 655ủy ban – committee
  156. 656bức – classifier for pictures/letters
  157. 657quý – quarter/precious
  158. 658lịch sử – history
  159. 659khai thác – exploit/extract
  160. 660hồ – lake
  161. 661ổn định – stable/stable
  162. 662hồ sơ – file/record
  163. 663vừa qua – recently
  164. 664nuôi – raise/feed
  165. 665đăng ký – register
  166. 666giấy – paper/certificate
  167. 667dân tộc – ethnicity/nation
  168. 668bình – bottle/peace
  169. 669hoàn thành – complete
  170. 670lựa chọn – choose/select
  171. 671chức năng – function
  172. 672xuất khẩu – export
  173. 673tên lửa – rocket
  174. 674cổ phiếu – stock/share
  175. 675đại biểu – representative/delegate
  176. 676dừng – stop
  177. 677toàn bộ – entire/all
  178. 678trận đấu – match/game
  179. 679cộng đồng – community
  180. 680bao giờ – when
  181. 681thầy – teacher/master
  182. 682trở – return/become
  183. 683thuê – rent/hire
  184. 684suốt – throughout/all
  185. 685lắm – very/much
  186. 686ngày càng – increasingly
  187. 687trái – fruit/left
  188. 688kẻ – person (derogatory)
  189. 689diễn viên – actor/actress
  190. 690bệnh nhân – patient
  191. 691đồ – thing/item
  192. 692vợ chồng – husband and wife
  193. 693vai trò – role
  194. 694quân sự – military
  195. 695máu – blood
  196. 696sách – book
  197. 697tạm – temporary
  198. 698áp dụng – apply
  199. 699ca – song/classifier for songs
  200. 700lập – establish/set up
  201. 701ô tô – car/automobile
  202. 702đất nước – country/nation
  203. 703trăm – hundred
  204. 704chiếm – occupy
  205. 705nghèo – poor
  206. 706ủng hộ – support
  207. 707song – however/but
  208. 708đơn – form/single
  209. 709sức – strength/power
  210. 710nông nghiệp – agriculture
  211. 711chục – ten
  212. 712nỗ lực – effort
  213. 713Hồ Chí Minh – Ho Chi Minh
  214. 714tăng trưởng – growth
  215. 715bị cáo – defendant
  216. 716con người – human being
  217. 717coi – consider/regard
  218. 718quán – restaurant/shop
  219. 719chi phí – cost/expense
  220. 720liên tục – continuous
  221. 721thu hút – attract
  222. 722viện – institute/hospital
  223. 723trao đổi – exchange
  224. 724lý do – reason
  225. 725thi đấu – compete
  226. 726xe máy – motorcycle
  227. 727ghi – record/write
  228. 728tặng – give/present
  229. 729bản thân – oneself
  230. 730ca sĩ – singer
  231. 731lương – salary
  232. 732hội đồng – council/board
  233. 733âu – Europe
  234. 734hạn chế – limit/restrict
  235. 735điều trị – treat/treatment
  236. 736cửa – door
  237. 737mời – invite
  238. 738thành lập – establish/found
  239. 739rộng – wide
  240. 740nhạc – music
  241. 741thịt – meat
  242. 742trồng – plant/grow
  243. 743đời – life/generation
  244. 744chiến thắng – victory
  245. 745niềm – feeling (noun prefix)
  246. 746nguy cơ – risk/danger
  247. 747phát biểu – speak/statement
  248. 748báo chí – press/media
  249. 749chụp – photograph
  250. 750cảnh – scene/scenery
  251. 751phố – street
  252. 752tỉ – billion
  253. 753chiến lược – strategy
  254. 754chở – carry/transport
  255. 755hiện trường – scene
  256. 756thực sự – really/actually
  257. 757vì vậy – therefore
  258. 758tỷ lệ – ratio/proportion
  259. 759đỏ – red
  260. 760tinh thần – spirit
  261. 761núi – mountain
  262. 762nhanh chóng – quickly
  263. 763khóa – lock/course
  264. 764xong – finished/done
  265. 765có mặt – present/attend
  266. 766số lượng – quantity
  267. 767góp phần – contribute
  268. 768sự kiện – event
  269. 769nêu – raise/mention
  270. 770mở rộng – expand
  271. 771chú ý – attention/note
  272. 772bóng đá – football/soccer
  273. 773sâu – deep
  274. 774thủ đô – capital
  275. 775rơi – fall/drop
  276. 776ký – sign
  277. 777chờ – wait
  278. 778đem – bring
  279. 779chợ – market
  280. 780trắng – white
  281. 781á – Asia
  282. 782trời – sky/heaven
  283. 783ngủ – sleep
  284. 784tầm – scope/level
  285. 785trải – spread/experience
  286. 786bao gồm – include
  287. 787quê – hometown
  288. 788vai – shoulder/role
  289. 789bây giờ – now
  290. 790tìm kiếm – search
  291. 791chi – spend/branch
  292. 792dịp – occasion
  293. 793truyền thống – tradition
  294. 794bổ sung – supplement
  295. 795thủ tục – procedure
  296. 796câu chuyện – story
  297. 797vé – ticket
  298. 798dự – attend/expect
  299. 799ma túy – drugs
  300. 800tử vong – death
  301. 801quỹ – fund/foundation
  302. 802tấm – sheet/classifier for flat objects
  303. 803bờ – shore/edge
  304. 804cặp – pair/bag
  305. 805đổ – pour/collapse
  306. 806rút – withdraw/extract
  307. 807thanh – bar/stick
  308. 808trao – hand over/award
  309. 809nghìn – thousand
  310. 810trẻ em – children
  311. 811kinh nghiệm – experience
  312. 812vũ khí – weapon
  313. 813vui – happy/joyful
  314. 814quốc phòng – national defense
  315. 815thanh tra – inspection/inspector
  316. 816thời – time/era
  317. 817Thái Lan – Thailand
  318. 818giám sát – supervise/monitor
  319. 819hùng – heroic
  320. 820trưởng – head/leader
  321. 821văn bản – document/text
  322. 822trai – boy/male
  323. 823tòa – court/building
  324. 824nghệ thuật – art
  325. 825giới thiệu – introduce
  326. 826chủ yếu – mainly/primarily
  327. 827tình – feeling/situation
  328. 828nghiêm trọng – serious
  329. 829sắp – about to/soon
  330. 830khối – block/mass
  331. 831nhấn mạnh – emphasize
  332. 832cổ phần – share/stock
  333. 833nổi – float/famous
  334. 834thôn – village
  335. 835hành chính – administrative
  336. 836a – a (letter)
  337. 837đô thị – urban/city
  338. 838tham dự – participate/attend
  339. 839tổ – nest/group
  340. 840chăm sóc – care for
  341. 841kết thúc – end/finish
  342. 842sợ – afraid/fear
  343. 843tờ – sheet/classifier for papers
  344. 844nhà máy – factory
  345. 845nhân – person/factor
  346. 846cứu – save/rescue
  347. 847điều chỉnh – adjust/regulate
  348. 848cảm thấy – feel
  349. 849nhập khẩu – import
  350. 850cơ quan chức năng – competent authority
  351. 851người ta – people/others
  352. 852đợt – batch/round
  353. 853đáp ứng – meet/satisfy
  354. 854kiếm – earn/sword
  355. 855bão – storm/typhoon
  356. 856ngân sách – budget
  357. 857vô cùng – extremely
  358. 858lượt – time/round
  359. 859kéo dài – prolong/extend
  360. 860giọng – voice/accent
  361. 861quy hoạch – planning
  362. 862thân – body/close
  363. 863cơ thể – body
  364. 864phí – fee/expense
  365. 865tập – practice/volume
  366. 866môn – subject/discipline
  367. 867nghỉ – rest/stop
  368. 868hàng hóa – goods/merchandise
  369. 869diện tích – area
  370. 870trú – stay/reside
  371. 871xem xét – consider/review
  372. 872thỏa thuận – agreement
  373. 873thể thao – sports
  374. 874cánh – wing/side
  375. 875cổ – neck/ancient
  376. 876phạm – violate/commit
  377. 877nắm – grasp/hold
  378. 878giết – kill
  379. 879đừng – don't
  380. 880đọc – read
  381. 881hạnh phúc – happiness
  382. 882ứng dụng – application/app
  383. 883điện tử – electronic
  384. 884tội – crime/sin
  385. 885tây – west/western
  386. 886truyền thông – media/communication
  387. 887con gái – daughter/girl
  388. 888sẵn sàng – ready
  389. 889dần – gradually
  390. 890sự việc – incident/event
  391. 891bắn – shoot/fire
  392. 892mới đây – recently
  393. 893căn – unit/root
  394. 894ngoại giao – diplomacy
  395. 895thay – replace/instead
  396. 896nóng – hot
  397. 897khai – declare/open
  398. 898hướng dẫn – guide/instruct
  399. 899dạy – teach
  400. 900đau – pain/hurt
  401. 901chắc chắn – certain/sure
  402. 902tương lai – future
  403. 903hình thức – form/manner
  404. 904văn phòng – office
  405. 905liền – immediately
  406. 906ban đầu – initially/at first
  407. 907rời – leave
  408. 908việc làm – work/job
  409. 909thu nhập – income
  410. 910tiêu dùng – consumption
  411. 911tốc độ – speed
  412. 912cha – father
  413. 913đen – black
  414. 914sân bay – airport
  415. 915nhẹ – light
  416. 916phó chủ tịch – vice chairman
  417. 917mặc – wear
  418. 918cấm – forbid/ban
  419. 919bị thương – injured
  420. 920kia – that/over there
  421. 921cắt – cut
  422. 922mô hình – model
  423. 923hắn – he (derogatory)
  424. 924cố gắng – try hard
  425. 925xấu – ugly/bad
  426. 926nguy hiểm – dangerous
  427. 927to – big/large
  428. 928tuyển – recruit/select
  429. 929vận tải – transport
  430. 930súng – gun
  431. 931hình – shape/image
  432. 932đề xuất – propose/suggest
  433. 933y – he (literary)
  434. 934bố – dad/father
  435. 935thoát – escape
  436. 936bảo đảm – guarantee
  437. 937đón – welcome/pick up
  438. 938giả – fake/false
  439. 939trạm – station
  440. 940cạnh tranh – compete/competition
  441. 941cần thiết – necessary
  442. 942rõ ràng – clear/obvious
  443. 943giáo viên – teacher
  444. 944công nhân – worker
  445. 945trở nên – become
  446. 946chứa – contain
  447. 947quà – gift
  448. 948hề – clown
  449. 949nghệ sĩ – artist
  450. 950nhận định – assessment
  451. 951kiểu – type/style
  452. 952bác – uncle
  453. 953duy trì – maintain
  454. 954mong muốn – desire/wish
  455. 955ấn tượng – impression
  456. 956phát – issue/distribute
  457. 957phương – direction/method
  458. 958Sài Gòn – Saigon
  459. 959vẻ – appearance
  460. 960mắc – expensive/catch
  461. 961khắp – everywhere
  462. 962truyền hình – television
  463. 963vận động – movement/exercise
  464. 964xăng – gasoline
  465. 965ra mắt – launch/debut
  466. 966thương hiệu – brand
  467. 967cầm – hold
  468. 968mạnh mẽ – strong/powerful
  469. 969trung – center/loyal
  470. 970sai – wrong/error
  471. 971sữa – milk
  472. 972tội phạm – criminal
  473. 973đóng góp – contribute
  474. 974đầy đủ – complete/full
  475. 975đồng chí – comrade
  476. 976thư – letter
  477. 977nổ – explode
  478. 978tiến – advance/progress
  479. 979phương án – plan/solution
  480. 980có lẽ – perhaps/maybe
  481. 981cơn – classifier for weather/attacks
  482. 982lá – leaf
  483. 983ngàn – thousand
  484. 984hạt nhân – nuclear/core
  485. 985bình thường – normal
  486. 986phá – destroy/break
  487. 987thiệt hại – damage/loss
  488. 988bánh – cake/bread
  489. 989đấy – there
  490. 990hiện đại – modern
  491. 991vì thế – therefore
  492. 992điều hành – operate/manage
  493. 993kéo – pull/drag
  494. 994nộp – submit/pay
  495. 995con trai – son/boy
  496. 996nông thôn – countryside
  497. 997phóng viên – reporter
  498. 998nông dân – farmer
  499. 999tranh – painting/compete
  500. 1000rượu – alcohol/wine

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