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định thần

Pronunciation Northern /ɗḭ̈ʔŋ˨˩ tʰə̤n˨˩/ Central /ɗḭ̈n˨˨ tʰəŋ˧˧/ Southern /ɗɨn˨˩˨ tʰəŋ˨˩/
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compose oneself
Verb
compose oneself
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Meaning
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compose oneself Core ActionsTheme

To compose oneself means to regain control of one's feelings or behavior, especially after being upset or startled.

vi Cô ấy cố gắng hít một hơi thật sâu để định thần lại.

en She tries to take a deep breath to compose herself.

Parts
định / thần / 定神
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
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定神
Candidates by syllable
định 定 thần 神
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
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đình thần
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quyết định / hoạch định / xác định / bình định …
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