Vietnamese edit

 tự nhiên on Vietnamese Wikipedia

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 自然.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

tự nhiên

  1. nature
    Synonym: thiên nhiên

Adjective edit

tự nhiên

  1. natural (of nature)
    chọn lọc tự nhiên
    natural selection
  2. natural; unstudied
    Xin cứ tự nhiên như ở nhà.
    Please make yourself at home.

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Derived terms

Adverb edit

tự nhiên

  1. (colloquial) suddenly; all of a sudden; spontaneously
    Synonym: đột nhiên
  2. (by extension) for no good reason

Interjection edit

tự nhiên

  1. (colloquial) what the heck do ya think you're doin'?