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hầu như

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almost
Adverb
almost
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Adverb
almost Comparison & ModalityTheme

Used to describe something that is very close to being true or complete.

vi Anh ấy hầu như đã hoàn thành xong bài tập về nhà.

en He has almost finished his homework.

Parts
hầu / như / A compound of hầu + như …
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Components

Components

hầu như

OriginA compound of hầu + như

Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
候如
Candidates by syllable
hầu 候（猴 / 喉 / 𤶿 / 𧓏） như 如
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.
Similar
gần / hầu / gần như / hầu hết …
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Easily confused

Same meaning
Use
hầu bàn / yết hầu / hầu hạ / người hầu …
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hầu (nearly) — words using
như (like) — words using
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