instead of 
thay vì 
instead of 
He lies in bed instead of working. 
Anh ấy nằm trên giường thay cho làm việc. * 098 She reads the newspaper instead of cooking. Chị ấy đọc báo thay cho nấu ăn. * 098 He is at the bar instead of going home. Anh ấy ngồi trong quán bia thay cho đi về nhà. * 098 like: instead of → →
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Let's y to Barcelona instead of driving. It won't take as long. ☊ Mình hãy bay sang Barcelona chứ đừng lái xe. Thế sẽ đỡ lâu hơn. ☊ 2084
Why don't you go out instead of sitting at home all the time? ☊ Sao cậu không ra ngoài mà cứ ngồi trong nhà cả ngày thế? ☊ Students are encouraged to develop critical thinking instead of accepting opinions without questioning them. ☊ critical ☊
This device enables deaf people to communicate by typing messages instead of speaking. ☊ device ☊
We just had soup instead of a full meal. ☊ instead of ☊
Now I can walk to work instead of going by car. ☊ instead of ☊
I took your bag instead of mine by mistake. ☊ by mistake ☊
Much of the discount is pocketed by retailers instead of being passed on to customers. ☊ pass sth on (to sb) ☊
This fireplace smokes badly (= sends smoke into the room instead of up the chimney ). ☊ smoke ☊
substitute sb/sth: Beckham was substituted in the second half after a knee injury (= somebody else played instead of Beckham in the second half). ☊ substitute ☊