vẫn
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Definition
- Adverb:
- Still, yet: Indicates the continuation or unchanged state of an action, situation, or quality up to the present moment or a specific point in time being discussed.
- Nevertheless, all the same: Used to affirm that something happens or remains true despite unusual conditions, obstacles, or contrary expectations.
Usage Examples
To indicate continuation:
- Tôi vẫn chờ. (I am still waiting.)
- Tôi vẫn ở số nhà 16. (I still live at number 16.)
- Cô ấy vẫn chờ anh ở văn phòng. (She is still waiting for you at the office.)
To affirm something despite conditions:
- Đắt thì đắt tôi vẫn mua. (Expensive or not, I will still buy it.)
- Mẹ cô cấm cô nhưng cô vẫn yêu anh ta. (Her mother forbade her, but she still loves him.)
- Điều đó dù bị nghi ngờ vẫn đúng. (That thing, although doubted, is still true.)
Advanced Usage
"vẫn cứ": Emphasizes a stubborn or persistent continuation of an action, often despite advice or circumstances.
- Đã bảo thôi, nó vẫn cứ làm. (I told him to stop, but he still kept doing it.)
- Nó đi đã lâu tôi vẫn cứ nghĩ đến nó. (He left a long time ago, but I still keep thinking about him.)
"vẫn còn": Means "still remains" or "there is still". It emphasizes the existence or presence of something that persists.
- Vẫn còn một số vấn đề phải giải quyết. (There are still a number of problems to solve.)
"vẫn hơn" / "vẫn không bằng": Used in comparative evaluations to affirm a judgment.
- Có nhiều tiền vẫn hơn. (Having a lot of money is still better.)
- Cô bé ấy cũng xinh nhưng vẫn không bằng cái Hiền. (That girl is pretty too, but she still isn't as pretty as Hiền.)
Variants and Related Words
Vẫn vậy: Still the same, unchanged.
- Mọi thứ vẫn vậy. (Everything is still the same.)
Vẫn thế: Similar to "vẫn vậy", meaning unchanged, often used about habits or situations.
- Anh ấy vẫn thế, chẳng thay đổi gì. (He's still like that, hasn't changed a bit.)
Synonyms
- Vẫn còn: Still (emphasizing remaining).
- Cứ: Keep on, persist in (often used with "vẫn" for emphasis: "vẫn cứ").
- Mãi: Forever, continually (can imply a longer, more perpetual continuation).
Related Phrases and Patterns
Dù... vẫn...: Although/Even though... still...
- Dù mệt, tôi vẫn đi làm. (Even though I'm tired, I still go to work.)
... nhưng vẫn...: ...but still...
- Thất bại nhiều nhưng anh vẫn kiên trì thí nghiệm. (He failed many times, but he still persevered with the experiment.)