Ứng viên đến cuộc phỏng vấn sớm.

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Breakdown of Ứng viên đến cuộc phỏng vấn sớm.

• đến: to arrive
• cuộc phỏng vấn: the interview
• ứng viên: the applicant; candidate

Questions & Answers about Ứng viên đến cuộc phỏng vấn sớm.

What does ứng viên mean exactly?

Ứng viên means candidate or applicant. In this sentence, it most naturally means a person applying for a job.

• ứng relates to applying/responding
• viên is a noun-forming element often used for people in roles

So ứng viên is a fairly standard, neutral word for candidate. In job-related contexts, it usually means job applicant.

Why is cuộc used in cuộc phỏng vấn?

Cuộc is a classifier-like word used for events, activities, or happenings. Here, phỏng vấn means interview, and cuộc phỏng vấn means the interview / an interview event.

Vietnamese often uses words like cuộc, buổi, or trận before certain nouns, depending on the type of thing being described.

In this sentence:

• cuộc phỏng vấn = the interview as an event

You will often see cuộc with things like:

• cuộc họp = meeting
• cuộc thi = competition
• cuộc trò chuyện = conversation

What does đến mean here?