Definition

1. Adverb:
   • Always, constantly, perpetually: Indicates that an action, state, or event occurs without interruption or at all times.
   • As a rule, usually: Indicates that something happens very frequently or is a habitual occurrence.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • Anh ấy luôn luôn giúp đỡ mọi người. (He always helps everyone.)
  • Tôi luôn luôn mang theo ô khi trời có vẻ mưa. (I always carry an umbrella when it looks like rain.)
  • Cô ấy luôn luôn đến đúng giờ. (She always arrives on time.)
  • Chúng tôi luôn luôn nhớ đến quê hương. (We constantly remember our homeland.)

Advanced Usage

• For emphasis on continuity: Used to strongly emphasize the uninterrupted or perpetual nature of an action.
  • Máy chủ phải hoạt động luôn luôn. (The server must operate perpetually/at all times.)
• In formal or ideological contexts: Often used in formal speeches or writings to express an unwavering principle or commitment.
  • Phải luôn luôn đặt lợi ích tập thể lên hàng đầu. (One must always put collective interests first.)

Variants and Related Words

• Luôn (adv): Often, right away, continuously. Can be used similarly to "luôn luôn" but sometimes implies immediacy ("ngay luôn" - right away) or can sound slightly less emphatic.
  • Tôi đồng ý luôn. (I agree immediately / right away.)
• Thường xuyên (adv): Frequently, regularly. Indicates high frequency but not necessarily constant occurrence.
  • Anh ấy thường xuyên tập thể dục. (He exercises frequently.)
• Liên tục (adv): Continuously, incessantly. Focuses on an unbroken sequence.
  • Mưa rơi liên tục suốt ba ngày. (It rained continuously for three days.)

Synonyms

• Mãi mãi: Forever, eternally. Emphasizes an infinite duration.
• Lúc nào cũng: At all times. A more colloquial phrase with similar meaning.
• Không ngừng: Unceasingly, without stopping.

Related Phrases / Idioms

• Luôn luôn sẵn sàng: Always ready/prepared.
  • Đội cứu hộ luôn luôn sẵn sàng. (The rescue team is always ready.)
• Luôn luôn như vậy: It's always like that.
  • Thời tiết mùa này luôn luôn như vậy. (The weather this season is always like that.)

1. Always, incessantly, as a rule
   • Luôn luôn nghĩ đến lợi ích dân tộc
     To always bear in mind the welfare of the people