How do you say “by chance” in Vietnamese?

“By chance” in Vietnamese is tình cờ (by chance).

Vietnamese words for “by chance”

• tình cờListenadjective
  Hanoi [tïŋ˨˩ kəː˨˩] · Saigon [tɨn˨˩ kəː˨˩]tình falling cờ falling

  by chance; accidental

  for “by chance” meaning: Unexpectedly, accidentally; without foreplanning.

  • Hầu như tình cờ, tôi gặp bạn cũ của tôi tại sân bay.Quite by chance, I met my old friend at the airport.

Related Vietnamese words

• ngẫu nhiênListenadjective

  random; accidental; by accident

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.