gia cố
Pronunciation
Northern
/zaː˧˧ ko˧˥/
Central
/jaː˧˥ ko̰˩˧/
Southern
/jaː˧˧ ko˧˥/
Listen
to reinforce
Verb
to reinforce
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1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
to reinforce Household Objects, Tools & Maintenance
To make a structure or object stronger and more stable than it was before.
vi Chúng tôi cần gia cố lại bờ đê trước mùa bão.
en We need to reinforce the dike before the storm season.
Parts
gia / cố / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 加固 …
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Parts
gia / cố / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 加固 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 加固
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
加固
Candidates by syllable
gia
家
cố
故（固 / 顧）
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
tiếp viện / cứu viện / bồi bổ / reinforce
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Similar
tiếp viện / cứu viện / bồi bổ / reinforce
Use
gia đình / đại gia / chuyên gia / gia nhập …
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Use
gia đình / đại gia / chuyên gia / gia nhập …