both

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in Vietnamese Cả hai (người/cái)

BrE /bəʊθ/ AmE /boʊθ/

pronoun / determiner / adverb en → vi

1 BOTH PRONOUN [pronoun] A1

Cả hai (người/cái)

used to refer to two people or things together, meaning 'each of them'

  • both + pronoun

Collocations both of us · both of them

  • Both of you should come.

    Cả hai bạn đều nên đến.

2 BOTH DETERMINER [determiner + noun] A1

Cả hai (đối tượng)

used before two nouns to mean 'each of them'

  • both + plural noun

Collocations both hands · both sides

  • Both doors are open.

    Cả hai cánh cửa đều mở.

3 BOTH ADVERB [adverb] A2

Ở cả hai nơi/cách

used to mean 'in both ways or places'

  • both + adverb

Collocations both here and there · both now and in the future

  • Both here and at home, I have a lot of work to do.

    Ở cả hai nơi này và nhà, tôi đều có nhiều việc phải làm.