tranh thủ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 爭取 (“to strive for”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˧ tʰu˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈɛɲ˧˧ tʰʊw˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈan˧˧ tʰʊw˨˩˦]

Verb

tranh thủ

  1. to attract support from other people
  2. (colloquial) to make use of free time or waiting time
    Trong lúc chờ tranh thủ đọc nốt cuốn sách.
    I tried to finish my book while waiting.
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