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˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈan˧˧ tʰʊw˨˩˦]

Verb

tranh thủ

to attract support from other people
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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