lần

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 輪 (“circle, wheel; turn”, SV: luân).

Noun

(classifier cái) lần • (吝, 𠞺, 𡫫, 𨁮)

  1. time; instance; occurrence

Preposition

lần

  1. (mathematics) times
    Ba lần ba là chín ― Three times three is nine

Etymology 2

Verb

lần

  1. to grope, to search by touch
    • 2016, Trầm Hương, Trong cơn lốc xoáy, part I, NXB Phụ nữ, page 77:
      Bà lần túi, lấy ra cắc bạc, đưa cho Vạn: […]
      She rummaged in her bag, took out a silver hào coin, and handed it to Vạn.
  2. to track, to follow
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