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chừng nào

Chừng nào còn mưa, chúng ta chừng nấy ở trong nhà.

Definition

  1. Interrogative Adverb:

    • When: Used to ask about a point in time, equivalent to "when" in English.
    • How much / How long: Used to inquire about an amount, duration, or extent.

  2. Conjunction:

    • As long as / While: Used to indicate a temporal condition, meaning "for as long as" or "while" a certain situation persists.
    • In the construction "chừng nào..., chừng nấy...": Used to form a correlative comparative structure meaning "the more..., the more..." or "the [adjective]..., the [adjective]...".
Usage Examples

  • Interrogative Adverb (When):

    • Anh ấy sẽ về chừng nào? (When will he return?)
    • Chúng ta phải đợi đến chừng nào? (Until when do we have to wait?)

  • Interrogative Adverb (How much):

    • Cái áo này giá chừng nào? (How much is this shirt?)

  • Conjunction (As long as):

    • Chừng nào còn sống, tôi còn hi vọng. (As long as I am alive, I have hope.)

  • Correlative Construction:

    • Càng đơn giản chừng nào thì càng tốt chừng nấy. (The simpler, the better.)
Advanced Usage
  • The phrase "chừng nào" can often be replaced by "bao giờ" or "khi nào" in interrogative sentences about time, though "chừng nào" can sound slightly more formal or literary.
  • In the correlative structure "chừng nào..., chừng nấy...", it is functionally equivalent to the more common "càng..., càng..." pattern.
Variants and Related Words
  • Bao giờ (interrogative adverb): When (used to ask about time, often future).
  • Khi nào (interrogative adverb): When (neutral, common in speech).
  • Càng... càng... (correlative construction): The more... the more...
Synonyms
  • When (for time questions).
  • How much (for quantity/extent questions).
  • As long as (for temporal conditions).
  • The more... the more... (for correlative comparisons).
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • Chừng nào... chừng nấy: This is the fixed correlative structure itself. It is used to express a proportional relationship where one quality increases or decreases in direct relation to another.
    • Công việc khó chừng nào, phần thưởng lớn chừng nấy. (The more difficult the work, the greater the reward.)
chừng nào

Chừng nào còn mưa, chúng ta chừng nấy ở trong nhà.

  1. When
  2. How much
    • chừng nào..., ... chừng nấy
      the more..., the more...
    • đơn giản chừng nào tốt chừng nấy
      the simpler, the better

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