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thấy

See also: thay, thây, thầy, and thẩy

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 視 (SV: thị).

Compare Cantonese 睇 (tai2, “to see”) and Teochew 睇 (toin2, “to see”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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thấy • (𧡊)

  1. to succeed in gathering information through the senses
    (nhìn) thấy ― to see
    nghe thấy ― to hear
    ngửi thấy ― to smell and have an idea about what that smell is
    sờ thấy ― to touch and have an idea about what you're touching
    tìm thấy ― to succeed in finding
    Tìm hoài mà chẳng thấy đâu cả.
    I looked for a while and couldn't find it.
  2. (by extension) to form a sensation, feeling or opinion based on what you've already felt or known
    (nhận) thấy ― to be aware or to acknowledge
    cảm thấy ― to have a sensation or feeling
    Tôi cảm thấy nóng trong người.
    I feel a burning sensation inside.
    Tôi cảm thấy bất an từ khi chuyện đó xảy ra.
    I've felt uneasy ever since that happened.
    Ý tôi là vậy. Chị thấy sao ?
    Tôi thấy ta không nên vội vàng kẻo hỏng việc.
    So that's what I think. What about you?
    I think we shouldn't rush and ruin our operation.

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