# d u ng

d đ / u ư / ng – 2x2x1 = 4

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="46" valign="top"></th><th width="71" valign="top"></th><th width="69" valign="top"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top"> </td><td valign="top">d</td><td valign="top">đ</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">u</td><td valign="top">dung</td><td valign="top">đung</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">ư</td><td valign="top">dung</td><td valign="top">đưng</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Words you should learn — 8

*Ordered by how likely you will hear & say them.*

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="111" valign="top"></th><th width="100" valign="top"></th><th valign="top"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">correct</td><td valign="top">đúng</td><td valign="top">Extremely common. You will say this 50 times a day: <em>đúng rồi!</em></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">to use</td><td valign="top">dùng</td><td valign="top">Very common. Seems like a contraction of sử dụng. Note the change of tone.</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">to use</td><td valign="top">sử dụng</td><td valign="top">Common</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">don’t</td><td valign="top">đừng</td><td valign="top">Common. Compare with dừng. Used as imperative “don’t”.</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">stop</td><td valign="top">dừng</td><td valign="top">Common</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">build, erect</td><td valign="top">xây dựng</td><td valign="top">Common, you will see this on construction signs often.</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">stand</td><td valign="top">đứng</td><td valign="top">Normal, but you won’t need to use it often.</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">a name</td><td valign="top">Dũng</td><td valign="top">I know 3 people with this name. Fairly common.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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## All words

### dung

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th valign="top"></th><th width="87.66668701171875" valign="top"></th><th valign="top"></th><th width="82.6666259765625" valign="top"></th><th valign="top"></th><th valign="top"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">dung</td><td valign="top">dúng</td><td valign="top">dùng</td><td valign="top">dủng</td><td valign="top">Dũng</td><td valign="top">dụng</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">content</td><td valign="top">/</td><td valign="top">use</td><td valign="top"> /</td><td valign="top">a name; brave</td><td valign="top">use, employ</td></tr></tbody></table>

### đung

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="113.3333740234375" valign="top"></th><th width="98.6666259765625" valign="top"></th><th valign="top"></th><th width="90" valign="top"></th><th width="92" valign="top"></th><th width="130.333251953125" valign="top"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">đung</td><td valign="top">đúng</td><td valign="top">đùng</td><td valign="top">đủng</td><td valign="top">đũng</td><td valign="top">đụng</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">tolerate</td><td valign="top">correct</td><td valign="top">bang; kind of field</td><td valign="top"> /</td><td valign="top">?</td><td valign="top">collide</td></tr></tbody></table>

### dưng

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th valign="top"></th><th width="71.6666259765625" valign="top"></th><th valign="top"></th><th valign="top"></th><th width="82.6666259765625" valign="top"></th><th valign="top"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">dưng</td><td valign="top">dứng</td><td valign="top">dừng</td><td valign="top">dửng</td><td valign="top">dững</td><td valign="top">dựng</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">rise</td><td valign="top"> /</td><td valign="top">stop</td><td valign="top">uncaring</td><td valign="top"> /</td><td valign="top">build, erect</td></tr></tbody></table>

### đưng

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="70" valign="top"></th><th valign="top"></th><th width="87.6666259765625" valign="top"></th><th width="77.666748046875" valign="top"></th><th width="70.6666259765625" valign="top"></th><th valign="top"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">đưng</td><td valign="top">đứng</td><td valign="top">đừng</td><td valign="top">đửng</td><td valign="top">đững</td><td valign="top">đựng</td></tr><tr><td valign="top"> /</td><td valign="top">stand; stand up for; halt</td><td valign="top">don’t</td><td valign="top"> /</td><td valign="top"> /</td><td valign="top">contain, hold</td></tr></tbody></table>
