Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Common, shared, public: Belonging to or used by all members of a group; not private or individual.
   • General, overall: Relating to the main or most important aspects of something; not specific or detailed.
   • Same, together: Used to indicate that an action, state, or location is shared or joint.

2. Verb:

   • To share: To have or use something jointly with another or others.
   • To pool, to contribute: To combine resources, such as money or effort, for a common purpose.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Lợi ích chung (Common interest)
  • Nói chung, dự án rất thành công. (Generally speaking, the project is very successful.)
  • Họ ở chung một căn hộ. (They live together in one apartment.)

• Verb:

  • Hai gia đình chung một sân sau. (The two families share a backyard.)
  • Chúng tôi chung tiền để mua quà. (We pooled money to buy a gift.)

Advanced Usage

• "chung chung": (Adjective/Adverb) Vague, general, non-specific.

  • Câu trả lời của anh ấy rất chung chung. (His answer was very vague.)

• "chung thủy": (Adjective) Faithful, loyal (especially in marriage or relationships).

  • Một người bạn đời chung thủy. (A faithful spouse.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chung sống (v): To live together, to cohabit.

  • Hai nước chung sống hòa bình. (The two countries coexist peacefully.)

• Chung sức (v): To join efforts, to combine strength.

  • Mọi người chung sức để hoàn thành công việc. (Everyone joined efforts to complete the work.)

• Chung cuộc (n): The end, the final result (especially in competitions).

  • Chung cuộc, đội A giành chiến thắng. (In the end, team A won.)

Synonyms

• Common: Public, shared, collective.
• General: Overall, universal, broad.
• Together: Jointly, collectively.

Related Idioms

• Chung lưng đấu cật: To stand back-to-back; to unite closely and support each other in facing difficulties.

  • Cả làng chung lưng đấu cật chống lại lũ. (The whole village stood together to fight the flood.)

• Của chung: Common property; something that belongs to the community.

  • Công viên là của chung. (The park is public property.)

adj

1. Common, public
   • của chung
     common property, public property
   • kẻ thù chung
     a common enemy
   • đặt lợi ích chung lên trên lợi ích riêng
     to place common interests above personal interests
2. General, basic, fundamental
   • lý luận chung về một môn khoa học
     the general theory of a science
   • đường lối chung và chính sách cụ thể
     a general line and concrete policies
   • nói chung
     generally speaking
3. Same
   • ở chung một nhà