chừng nào

Vietnamese

Etymology

chừng (extent) + nào (which).

Pronunciation

Adverb

chừng nào

  1. (colloquial) when
    Synonyms: khi nào, bao giờ
    Chừng nào về tới nơi?
    What time will you be back?
  2. (literary) how much more
    Còn chịu đựng được đến chừng nào?
    How much more suffering could you withstand?

Conjunction

chừng nào

  1. as long as
    Chừng nào còn địch thì vẫn đánh.
    As long as there are enemies still, we must fight.
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