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qua

Pronunciation Northern /kwaː˧˧/ Central /kwaː˧˥/ Southern /waː˧˧/
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through; across
Preposition
through; across

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17 senses
Meaning
17 senses
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Preposition

Sense 1 Preposition
through; across Directions, Transport, Travel & TourismTheme Movement & SportTheme

A preposition indicating movement from one side of something to the other.

vi Con mèo nhảy qua hàng rào.

en The cat jumped over the fence.

Sense 2 Preposition
by way of

Indicating a route that passes through a particular place or location.

Sense 3 Preposition
by means of

Indicating the method, tool, or medium used to achieve a result.

Adjective

Sense 4 Adjective
last; past Movement & SportTheme

Referring to a period of time that has just finished or elapsed.

vi Tôi đã gặp anh ấy vào tuần qua.

en I met him last week.

Sense 5 Adjective
ago

Used to show how far back in the past something happened.

Verb

Sense 6 Verb
to visit

To go to a specific place to visit or spend time there.

Sense 7 Verb
to survive

To continue to live or exist after a dangerous event or illness.

Sense 8 Verb
to escape

To successfully get away from or avoid being caught by someone.

Sense 9 Verb
to cross

To move across or through an area, path, or physical barrier.

Sense 10 Verb
to pass

To move past someone or something and go to the front.

Sense 11 Verb
to outweigh

To be greater in importance, value, or influence than something else.

Sense 12 Verb
to elapse

To pass or go by slowly, especially in relation to time.

Adverb

Sense 13 Adverb
across; through

Used to describe movement from one side of an area to another.

Sense 14 Adverb
in passing

Doing something quickly or briefly while moving past or in between tasks.

Sense 15 Adverb
cursorily

Doing something in a quick way without paying attention to details.

Sense 16 Adverb
completely

To the greatest possible degree or in a way that is total.

Pronoun

Sense 17 Pronoun
I; me

A first-person singular pronoun used especially in Southern Vietnamese dialects.

Similar
qua mắt / qua khỏi / qua cầu / qua chuyện …
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Use
hôm qua / qua đời / bỏ qua / chẳng qua …
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