"toàn bộ" in Vietnamese: meaning, usage & examples — Plurals & Determiners

Definition

What it means

Illustration for the Vietnamese grammar pattern toàn bộ

English

Determiner meaning "the entire / the whole of", used before a (usually two-syllable) noun referring to something as a single whole. More formal than cả / tất cả: toàn bộ vấn đề, toàn bộ kế hoạch.

Tiếng Việt

Từ chỉ "toàn bộ / toàn thể", đứng trước danh từ (thường hai âm tiết) chỉ một chỉnh thể. Trang trọng hơn "cả / tất cả": toàn bộ vấn đề, toàn bộ kế hoạch.

Examples

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Toàn bộ kế hoạch đã được duyệt trong cuộc họp sáng nay.

The entire plan was approved in this morning's meeting.
Công ty sẽ hoàn lại toàn bộ chi phí cho khách hàng.

The company will refund the entire cost to the customer.
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