Marvo Dict en → vi · Tiếng Việt

instead

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in Vietnamese Thay vì, thay thế

BrE /ɪnˈsted/ AmE /ɪnˈsted/

adverb en → vi

1 SUBSTITUTE [T + instead] A2

Thay vì, thay thế

used for saying that one thing or person is chosen to do something rather than another thing or person

  • do something instead of doing something else

Collocations use A instead of B · choose X instead of Y

  • I'll have tea instead of coffee.

    Tôi sẽ uống trà thay vì cà phê.

2 OPPOSITION [T + instead] B1

Thay vào đó, thay đổi kế hoạch

used for saying that something happens or is done in a different way from what was expected or planned

  • do something instead of doing something else

Collocations go somewhere instead of staying at home · decide to do X instead of Y

  • We decided to go out instead of watching TV.

    Chúng tôi đã quyết định đi ra ngoài thay vì xem TV.