vạn bội

Cô ấy cảm ơn anh vạn bội vì sự giúp đỡ.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • Ten thousand times; immensely; a great deal: An emphatic adverb used to express an extreme degree or a very large amount, often in hyperbolic or figurative expressions of gratitude, apology, or comparison.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • Cảm ơn vạn bội. (Thank you immensely.)
  • Tôi xin lỗi vạn bội vì sự bất tiện này. (I apologize a thousandfold for this inconvenience.)
  • Tình yêu của cô ấy dành cho anh ấy sâu sắc vạn bội. (Her love for him is a million times deeper.)

Advanced Usage

• Used in formal or literary contexts to add dramatic emphasis. It is less common in casual, everyday speech.
• Often paired with verbs or adjectives expressing emotion, quality, or quantity to intensify them.

Variants and Related Words

• Bội phần (adv): manifold, many times over. A slightly more common synonym.
  • Lòng biết ơn của tôi tăng lên bội phần. (My gratitude increased manifold.)

Synonyms

• Immensely: to a great extent; extremely.
• A thousandfold: by a factor of a thousand; greatly multiplied.
• A great deal: a large amount; very much.

Related Idioms

• While "vạn bội" itself is not typically part of a longer fixed idiom, it functions similarly to emphatic phrases in English like "a million times" or "thanks a million."
  • Anh ấy tốt hơn vạn bội. (He is better by a million miles.)