circa

in Vietnamese Khoảng, chừng

BrE /ˈsɜː.kə/ AmE /ˈsɜːr.kə/

adjective / adverb en → vi

1 TIME [adjective before noun] B1

Khoảng, chừng

used for saying that a date or number is not exact but is correct to the nearest ten years, hundred years, etc.

  • circa + year

Collocations circa 1980 · circa the 14th century

  • The painting dates from circa 1520.

    Bức tranh được vẽ vào khoảng năm 1520.

2 ESTIMATE [adjective before noun] B2

Khoảng, chừng

used for saying that a number or amount is not exact but is correct to the nearest ten, hundred, etc.

  • circa + number

Collocations circa 100 people · circa $500

  • The cost was circa $3,000.

    Chi phí khoảng 3.000 đô la.