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trông coi

Pronunciation Northern /ʨəwŋ˧˧ kɔj˧˧/ Central /tʂəwŋ˧˥ kɔj˧˥/ Southern /tʂəwŋ˧˧ kɔj˧˧/
Listen
look after
Adverb
look after
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2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Adverb
look after

To take care of or be responsible for someone or something over a period of time.

vi Cô ấy trông coi ngôi nhà cho người hàng xóm.

en She looks after the house for her neighbor.

Sense 2 Adverb
supervise Work & MoneyTheme

To watch over a person or activity to ensure that everything is being done correctly.

vi Anh ấy được giao nhiệm vụ trông coi công trình xây dựng.

en He is assigned to supervise the construction project.

Parts
trông / coi / 𥉩䁛
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𥉩䁛
Candidates by syllable
trông 𥉩(𥉫 / 𥊛 / 𪚤) coi 䁛(𥋳 / 𩲡)
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
khó coi / dễ coi
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Use
trông đợi / trông nom / trông mong / trông ra …
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