vị chi
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Definition
- Adverb (used as a conjunction):
- That makes; which totals; so the total is. A word used to introduce a concluding statement that sums up all the items or amounts just mentioned. It is equivalent to saying "that comes to," "which makes a total of," or "in total."
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- Ba cái bánh, mỗi cái năm đồng, vị chi cả thảy mười lăm đồng. (Three cakes, five dong each, that makes fifteen dong in total.)
- Năm cân, một cân, ba cân, vị chi chín cân tất cả. (Five kilograms, one kilogram, three kilograms, which totals nine kilograms altogether.)
- Tiền xe 20 ngàn, tiền ăn 30 ngàn, vị chi là 50 ngàn. (Transportation 20 thousand, food 30 thousand, so the total is 50 thousand.)
Advanced Usage
- "vị chi là": A common extended form meaning "that means; which amounts to."
- Một tháng tiết kiệm một triệu, mười hai tháng vị chi là mười hai triệu. (Saving one million a month, twelve months that amounts to twelve million.)
Variants and Related Words
Tổng cộng (adv): In total, altogether. This is a more modern and common synonym.
- Tổng cộng chúng ta có mười người. (In total, we have ten people.)
Thành ra (conj): As a result, so that. Can sometimes be used in a similar summarizing sense.
- Cộng tất cả lại thành ra một số tiền lớn. (Adding it all up results in a large sum of money.)
Synonyms
- That comes to: Used when calculating a sum.
- Which totals: Used to state a final amount.
- In total: A summarizing phrase for amounts.
- Altogether: Considering everything.
Notes on Usage
- Register: is considered somewhat formal, classical, or literary. It is more commonly found in writing or formal speech than in casual, everyday conversation.
- Function: It primarily serves a discursive function, signaling a conclusion or summary of a calculation or list. It often appears after listing several items or numbers.
- Structure: It typically comes at the beginning of the concluding clause, followed by the total sum or final result.
- that makes ; the total cost is