tự nhiên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 自然.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˨ʔ ɲiən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩ʔ ɲiəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩˨ ɲiəŋ˧˧]
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Noun

tự nhiên

  1. nature
    Synonym: thiên nhiên
  2. (education) short for môn tự nhiên (“natural science subjects”)
    Bên tự nhiên có bốn môn: toán, lí, hoá, sinh.
    There are four subjects of natural sciences: mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology.

See also

Adjective

tự nhiên

  1. natural (of nature)
    chọn lọc tự nhiên ― natural selection
  2. natural; unstudied
    Xin cứ tự nhiên như ở nhà. ― Please make yourself at home.

Derived terms

Adverb

tự nhiên

  1. (colloquial) suddenly; all of a sudden; spontaneously
    Synonym: đột nhiên
  2. (by extension) for no good reason

Interjection

tự nhiên

  1. (colloquial) what the heck do ya think you're doin'?
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