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Meaning
7 senses · 3 meanings
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to do
To perform a specific action or to complete a particular task or duty.
vi Bạn đang làm gì thế?
en What are you doing?
To create or produce something by combining or shaping different materials together.
vi Chiếc bàn này được làm từ gỗ.
en This table is made of wood.
To behave or to conduct oneself in a particular way or manner.
vi Đừng làm như vậy.
en Do not act like that.
To spend time and effort performing a specific job or professional task.
vi Anh ấy làm việc ở ngân hàng.
en He works at a bank.
The act of eating a certain food or drinking a particular beverage.
vi Chúng ta hãy làm một ly cà phê.
en Let's have a cup of coffee.
to serve as
To fill a particular role or to serve in a specific capacity.
vi Cô ấy làm trưởng phòng.
en She serves as the department head.
into
Used to indicate a transition or change into a different state or form.
vi Họ đã chia mảnh đất này làm hai.
en They divided this land into two.