vừa

vừa

See also: vua

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compare Central Vietnamese bưa.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vɨə˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vɨə˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vɨə˨˩] ~ [jɨə˨˩]

Verb

vừa

1. to fit, to suit
2. to satisfy, to please

Adjective

vừa (phonemic reduplicative vừa vừa)

1. to be reasonable, to be just right
2. to be moderate, to be average

Derived terms

Derived terms

• vừa lòng
• vừa phải
• vừa vặn

 

Adverb

vừa

1. just, recently, at this moment

Derived terms

Derived terms

• vừa mới

 

Conjunction

vừa

1. (vừa ... vừa...)
   1. Indicates two simultaneous actions.
   2. both ... and ...; half ... half ...