chục
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Number / Classifier:
- A group of ten; a ten: Used to group or count items in sets of ten. It functions similarly to "ten" or "a ten" but is used specifically as a counting unit.
- Approximately ten; a dozen: In informal contexts, especially in commerce for certain agricultural products, "chục" can mean a set of twelve (a dozen) or another number close to ten (e.g., 14), depending on regional or customary practice.
Usage Examples
As a precise group of ten:
- Mẹ mua ba chục trứng. (Mom bought three tens of eggs / thirty eggs.)
- Một chục bút chì là mười cái. (One "chục" of pencils is ten pieces.)
As an approximate or customary group (often more than ten):
- Ở chợ này, một chục trứng thường là mười hai quả. (In this market, one "chục" of eggs is usually twelve.)
- Tôi mua một chục xoài được mười bốn trái. (I bought one "chục" of mangoes and got fourteen fruits.)
Advanced Usage
- "hàng chục": tens of; dozens of. Used to indicate a large, indefinite number in multiples of ten.
- Dự án đã thu hút hàng chục nhà đầu tư. (The project has attracted tens of investors.)
- Hàng chục nghìn người đã tham dự. (Tens of thousands of people attended.)
Variants and Related Words
- Mười: The cardinal number "ten". "Chục" is the grouping unit derived from it.
- Tá: A direct loanword for "dozen" (twelve), used for different types of goods, often more modern or imported items.
Synonyms
- Ten (when used precisely as a set of ten).
- Dozen (when used to mean a set of twelve).
- A group of ten.
Related Idioms
- Chục lần như một: Used to describe something that happens repeatedly, over and over again. Literally suggests "ten times as one".
- Anh ấy mắc lỗi đó chục lần như một. (He makes that mistake over and over again.)
number
- Ten
- ba chục camthree tens of oranges, thirty oranges
- hàng chục vạn ngườitens of thousands of men, hundreds of thousands of men