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(Google translate:) trong khi

(Google translate:) während

Time	öfter +	now and then, every once in a while +	Time phrases	B
Time	Weile +	while +	Time phrases	B

[ đang ] : (present progressive marker)
[ lúc ] : moment, instant, time; when, at the moment that

Most Common Compounds Set 1:

một thời gian

trong lúc

Most Common Compounds Set 2 :

trong khi tại chức

while in office

đang lúc ăn thì

while eating (something happened)

a (little) while ago, just now

just now, a short time ago, just a little while ago

sing while pounding the rice

a while ago, just now

drag one’s feet; to move while sitting on the floor

a moment ago, a little or short while ago, just now

lỡ độ đường

run out of funds while travelling, be in want of

swell one’s cheeks while tightening one’s lips

to make faces while crying

một thoáng sao

a (little) while later

ngay cả trong lúc

even while (doing sth)

call a halt, stop for a short while (during a trip)

ngồi lê lết

to move around while sitting, sit anywhere

for a short while, for a moment, for a while now

must or must not, be worth while or not

to contract one’s abdominal muscles while lifting

let out secrets while speaking, spill the beans while speaking

to beat one’s breast while boasting something

to stop gambling while one is ahead

to forget or give up for a while

chờ một thời gian

to wait a while

to have been around for a long time, while

to lie down for a short while

to stop, wait a while

(for a) moment, short while

(for a) moment, instant, short while

một thời gian

a period of time, a while

short time, short while

occasionally, once in a while

trong lúc đó

during this, at the same time, while

a period of mourning that comes unexpectedly while

a short while, recently, lately, for a little while

đều diễn ra lúc

at the same time, all the while