tùy
Verb:
- To depend, to be contingent upon: Indicates that something is determined or influenced by another factor or condition.
- To be up to (someone): Expresses that a decision or action is left to someone's discretion.
Adverb:
- In accordance with, depending on: Used to show that something varies or is done according to specific circumstances or conditions.
- It depends: A common standalone phrase used to indicate that an answer or outcome is not fixed and relies on other factors.
Verb:
- Việc này tùy bạn. (This is up to you.)
- Kết quả tùy vào nỗ lực của bạn. (The result depends on your effort.)
Adverb:
- Chúng ta sẽ đi tùy thời tiết. (We will go depending on the weather.)
- Giá cả tùy loại. (The price varies by type.)
- "Có đi không?" - "Tùy." ("Are you going?" - "It depends.")
"Tùy cơ ứng biến": To adapt flexibly to the situation; to play it by ear.
- Trong kinh doanh, cần biết tùy cơ ứng biến. (In business, one needs to know how to adapt flexibly.)
"Tùy nghi": As one sees fit; at one's discretion.
- Anh có thể tùy nghi sử dụng căn phòng này. (You can use this room as you see fit.)
"Tùy duyên": To let things happen naturally; to go with the flow (often with a spiritual or philosophical nuance).
- Mọi chuyện cứ tùy duyên. (Let everything happen naturally.)
Tùy thuộc (verb): To depend on, to be dependent on.
- Sự thành công tùy thuộc vào nhiều yếu tố. (Success depends on many factors.)
Tùy tiện (adverb/adjective): Arbitrarily; at will; casual (can have a negative connotation of being unmethodical).
- Không được tùy tiện thay đổi quy định. (You must not change the rules arbitrarily.)
Tùy hứng (adverb): On a whim; impulsively.
- Anh ấy thường mua sắm tùy hứng. (He often shops on a whim.)
- Phụ thuộc (verb): To depend on, to be subordinate to.
- Tính theo (verb phrase): To calculate based on.
- Tùy theo (prepositional phrase): Depending on, according to.
Note: As a verb, 'tùy' is often used in combination with prepositions to form phrases. - Tùy vào / Tùy thuộc vào: To depend on. - Mức lương tùy vào kinh nghiệm. (The salary depends on experience.)
- Tùy theo: According to, depending on.
- Chúng tôi sẽ lên kế hoạch tùy theo ngân sách. (We will plan according to the budget.)
"Tùy cơm gắp mắm": Literally "Pick the fish sauce according to the rice". Means to live within one's means or to adapt one's actions to the current circumstances.
- Gia đình nghèo nên phải biết tùy cơm gắp mắm. (The family is poor, so they must know how to live within their means.)
"Tùy mặt gửi vàng": Literally "Send gold depending on the face". Means to trust or entrust something valuable to someone based on their character or appearance.
- Việc quan trọng thế này, phải tùy mặt gửi vàng. (This is such an important matter, we must entrust it to the right person.)
- in accordance with, it depends, it's up to