lúc
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Definition
Noun:
- A moment; a short, indefinite period of time: Refers to a brief duration, often used when asking someone to wait briefly.
- A time; an indefinite point or period within a day or sequence of events: Refers to a general time of day (e.g., morning, noon) or a period associated with an activity or state.
Conjunction:
- When; at the time that: Used to introduce a subordinate clause specifying the time at which the main action occurs.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Chờ tôi một lúc. (Wait for me a moment.)
- Đôi lúc tôi cảm thấy mệt. (At times I feel tired.)
- Anh ấy sẽ đến vào lúc chiều. (He will come in the afternoon.)
Conjunction:
- Lúc tôi đến, cô ấy đang đọc sách. (When I arrived, she was reading a book.)
- Hãy gọi cho tôi lúc bạn sẵn sàng. (Call me when you are ready.)
Advanced Usage
"Ngay lúc đó": at that very moment; right then.
- Ngay lúc đó, chuông điện thoại reo. (At that very moment, the phone rang.)
"Lúc lâm chung": at the last hour; when facing death.
- Gia đình có mặt bên cạnh lúc ông lâm chung. (The family was present at his side at the last hour.)
Variants and Related Words
Lúc nào (adv): when (in questions); whenever.
- Anh định đi lúc nào? (When do you plan to go?)
Thỉnh thoảng / đôi lúc (adv): sometimes; at times.
- Đôi lúc trời mưa rất to. (Sometimes it rains very heavily.)
Synonyms
- Noun: moment, instant, time, period.
- Conjunction: when, while, as.
Related Idioms
Lúc ẩn lúc hiện: to appear and disappear intermittently; to be elusive.
- Con thuyền lúc ẩn lúc hiện trong làn sương mờ. (The boat appeared and disappeared intermittently in the mist.)
Lúc thăng lúc trầm: to have ups and downs; fluctuating.
- Sự nghiệp của anh ấy trải qua những lúc thăng lúc trầm. (His career has gone through ups and downs.)
noun
- moment; while
- chờ tôi một lúcwait for me a moment
- time
- đôi lúcat times
conj
- when
- lúc cô ta còn trẻwhen she was young