chừng

noun

• Rough measure, rough extent, rough estimate
  • thời tiết thay đổi không chừng: the weather changes without measure
  • nhà cao chừng ba thước: a house three meters high by rough measure, a house about three meters high
• Roughly estimated stage
  • đương chừng niên thiếu: in the flush of youth
  • dừng lại giữa chừng: to stop half-way
• Eventuality, case, contingency
  • khó khăn tưởng chừng không thể vượt qua: it was thought (as a contingency) that the difficulties were insurmountable
  • nói chừng chứ không biết chắc: