lung

/lʌɳ/

Thân thiện

Một người đàn ông đang suy nghĩ lung về một vấn đề khó.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • Very much; intensely; a lot: Used to emphasize the high degree, intensity, or large quantity of an action or state. It is often used colloquially.
   • Hard; strenuously: Used to describe an action performed with great effort or intensity.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • Suy nghĩ lung lắm. (To think very hard.)
  • Ăn chơi lung quá. (To party/play around too much.)
  • Nghĩ lung mà vẫn không tìm ra giải pháp. (To think intensely but still not find a solution.)

Advanced Usage

• "lung lắm": An intensified form meaning "very much" or "extremely."
  • Cô ấy làm việc lung lắm. (She works extremely hard.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lung tung (adj/adv): This is a separate, more common compound word meaning "messy," "disorderly," or "all over the place." It is not a direct variant of "lung" but a distinct term.
  • Sách vở bày lung tung trên bàn. (Books and papers are scattered messily on the table.)

Synonyms

• Nhiều: Many, much (in quantity).
• Hăng hái: Enthusiastically, zealously.
• Mạnh: Strongly, powerfully.

Notes on Usage

• "Lung" is primarily used in informal, spoken Vietnamese. It is less common in formal writing.
• It typically precedes an adjective or follows a verb to add emphasis.
• Do not confuse the standalone adverb "lung" with the first syllable in the common adjective "lung tung" (disorderly), which has a different meaning.

Học thuật

1. Very hard
   • Suy nghĩ lung lắm
     To think very hard