Definition

1. Noun:

   • A set or collection: A group of items that belong together and form a complete unit, such as a set of clothes, dishes, or tools.
   • A ministry or department: A major administrative division of a government, responsible for a specific area of policy.
   • A radical (in Chinese characters): A component used to classify and organize Chinese characters in dictionaries.
   • An order (in biology): A taxonomic rank in the classification of living organisms, below class and above family.
   • Manner, air, appearance: The outward look, demeanor, or way someone carries themselves.

2. Adverb (in certain constructions):

   • Used to express a rhetorical or challenging question, often implying "do you really think that...?" or "is it that...?".

Usage Examples

• Noun (Set):

  • Cô ấy mua một bộ quần áo mới. (She bought a new set of clothes.)
  • Anh ấy có một bộ sưu tập tem rất giá trị. (He has a very valuable stamp collection.)

• Noun (Ministry):

  • Bộ Giáo dục và Đào tạo đã ra thông báo mới. (The Ministry of Education and Training has issued a new announcement.)

• Noun (Appearance):

  • Coi bộ trời sắp mưa. (It looks like it's going to rain.)
  • Anh ta ra bộ rất tự tin. (He carried himself with a very confident air.)

• Adverb (Rhetorical):

  • Bộ anh tưởng tôi không biết sao? (Do you really think I don't know?)

Advanced Usage

• "làm bộ": to pretend, to put on an act.

  • Đừng làm bộ khóc nữa. (Stop pretending to cry.)

• "coi bộ": to seem, to appear (based on looks).

  • Coi bộ cô ấy rất mệt. (She seems very tired.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đi bộ (v): to walk, to go on foot.

  • Chúng tôi thích đi bộ trong công viên. (We like to walk in the park.)

• Đường bộ (n): road, land route (as opposed to sea or air).

  • Vận chuyển bằng đường bộ. (Transport by road.)

• Bộ phận (n): part, component.

  • Mỗi bộ phận trong máy đều quan trọng. (Every part in the machine is important.)

Synonyms

• Set: collection, suite, kit.
• Ministry: department, office.
• Appearance: look, demeanor, manner.

Related Idioms

• Làm bộ làm tịch: to put on airs, to act affectedly.

  • Cô ấy cứ làm bộ làm tịch trước mặt mọi người. (She just puts on airs in front of everyone.)

• Ra bộ: to show off, to assume a certain manner.

  • Cậu ấy ra bộ ta đây là người quan trọng. (He acted as if he were an important person.)

noun

1. Appearance, look, carriage, gait
   • trong bộ đi cũng nhận được người quen
     to recognize an acquaintance from the gait
   • coi bộ trời sắp mưa
     it looks like rain
   • rung đùi ra bộ đắc ý
     to stir one's knee with a satisfied look
2. Capability (hàm ý coi thường)
   • bộ nó mà làm gì được
     judging from his appearance, his capability is not great; he does not seem very capable
   • lớn rồi chứ bộ còn con nít sao!
     you are quite grown up, you don't look a child any more
3. Set
   • bộ xương
     a set of bones, a skeleton