4000 CAE Vocabulary List

phanh a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction

bạn bè good friend; comrade; partner, especially one of a pair or team

ballerina principal woman dancer in a ballet company; woman ballet dancer

chia tay divorce; separation; loss of control or composure

môn a short period of excessive consumption; rapid and excessive consumption of food, especially of excessive alcohol

chỉ just; only; hardly; scarcely

vũ large room used mainly for dancing

rào obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit

tống tiền extortion of money or value from a person by threat of exposing a criminal act or discreditable information

phá sản state of being unable to pay your debts

nhắc device for increasing power or effectiveness; enthusiastic promoter, as of a sports team or school

bạn bè good friend; comrade; partner, especially one of a pair or team

đắng harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious

chăn heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing

ballad popular kind of narrative poem adapted for recitation or singing

biểu ngữ flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page

tiệc feast; entertainment of eating and drinking

tống tiền extortion of money or value from a person by threat of exposing a criminal act or discreditable information

ban give as a gift; present

chia tay divorce; separation; loss of control or composure

hóa đơn invoice; act; proposal; statement or list of particulars, such as a theater program or menu

phình cause to curve outward; swell up; stick out; protrude

thức uống liquids for drinking, usually excluding water; refreshment

cùn having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive

tư sản middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional

đắng harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious

thức uống liquids for drinking, usually excluding water; refreshment

tăng raise; advance; push or shove upward

bạn bè good friend; comrade; partner, especially one of a pair or team

bão tuyết a severe snowstorm with strong winds

biểu ngữ flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page

tăng raise; advance; push or shove upward

bội something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage

cùn having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive

lửng pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts

nhắc device for increasing power or effectiveness; enthusiastic promoter, as of a sports team or school

ban phước make or pronounce holy; consecrate; make happy

thiên favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced

tư sản middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional

tiệc feast; entertainment of eating and drinking