do đó

Vietnamese

Etymology

do (“because”) +‎ đó (“that”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zɔ˧˧ ʔɗɔ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jɔ˧˧ ʔɗɔ˨˩˦]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [jɔ˧˧ ʔɗɔ˦˥]
  • Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City)(file)

Adverb

do đó

  1. therefore; thus; hence; as a result; as such
    Synonym: vì thế

Usage notes

Although do and vì are practically synonyms, only do đó and vì thế are idiomatic, not *do thế and *vì đó.

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