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thay vì

Level ≈A2 (approx.) preposition Top 3,000 most common
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thay vì means instead of.

Meanings of thay vì in English

Preposition

  1. instead of

Example sentences with thay vì

  • Thay vì tạnh, mưa nặng hạt hơn. Instead of stopping, the rain increased.
  • Thay vì nói thì hãy nghe. Instead of talking, listen.
  • Thay vì lên bờ, chúng tôi đã ở lại trên tàu. Instead of going ashore, we stayed on the ship.
  • Anh ấy uống nước cam ép thay vì nước chanh đường. He drank orange juice instead of lemonade.
  • Tom cho mật ong vào trà của anh ấy thay vì đường. Tom puts honey in his tea instead of sugar.
  • Bình thường thay vì dùng tiền mặt, tôi dùng thẻ tín dụng. I usually use a credit card instead of cash.
  • Lẽ ra cô ấy đã mua quyển sách, nhưng thay vì vậy cô ấy đã mượn nó ở thư viện. She could have bought the book, but she borrowed it from the library instead.
  • Cô ấy dường như vẫn đắm chìm trong đau khổ, thay vì phải bình tĩnh lại sau điều bất hạnh. She seemed to be wallowing in her grief instead of trying to recover from the disaster.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

thay + vì.

Frequently asked questions

What does thay vì mean in English?

thay vì (preposition) means "instead of".

How do you pronounce thay vì?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰaj˧˧ vi˨˩]; Saigon [tʰa(ː)j˧˧ vɪj˨˩]. Tones: thay — level tone (ngang), vì — falling tone (huyền).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.