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tác vụ

noun Sino-Vietnamese
Hanoi [taːk̚˧˦ vu˧˨ʔ]Huế [taːk̚˦˧˥ vʊw˨˩ʔ]Saigon [taːk̚˦˥ vʊw˨˩˨] browser voice
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tác vụ means operation; task.

Chinese characters: 作務 (作 “to do, to work” + 務 “affair, business”)

Meanings of tác vụ in English

Noun

  1. operation, task
  2. task

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 作務, composed of 作 (“to do, to work”) and 務 (“affair, business”), happened to have partially phono-semantic matching with the word task in computing sense.

Frequently asked questions

What does tác vụ mean in English?

tác vụ (noun) means "operation; task".

How do you pronounce tác vụ?

IPA: Hanoi [taːk̚˧˦ vu˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [taːk̚˦˥ vʊw˨˩˨]. Tones: tác — rising tone (sắc), vụ — heavy tone (nặng).

Is tác vụ a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. tác vụ is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 作務.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.