hàng is used when speakers want to say that something happens repeatedly and regularly, usually day after day, month after month, or year after year.
Speakers use hàng₂ to focus on steady repetition over time, not on a single event.
hàng commonly appears with time words to show a fixed rhythm.
[1] – Tôi đi làm hàng ngày. I go to work every day.
[2] – Cô ấy gọi cho mẹ hàng tuần. She calls her mother every week.
[3] – Công ty họp hàng tháng. The company meets every month.
Speakers use hàng₂ to describe things that are part of a normal routine.
[4] – Anh ấy tập thể dục hàng sáng. He exercises every morning.
[5] – Quán này mở cửa hàng đêm. This shop opens every night.
hàng can suggest that something has been done consistently for a long period.
[6] – Cô ấy tiết kiệm tiền hàng năm. She saves money every year.
[7] – Ông ấy viết thư hàng tháng suốt mười năm. He wrote letters every month for ten years.
hàng₂ vs mỗi
– hàng₂: regular schedule, factual rhythm – mỗi: distributive, often more personal or situational
[8a] – Tôi đi bơi hàng tuần. I swim every week.
[8b] – Mỗi tuần tôi đi bơi một lần. Each week, I go swimming once.
hàng₂ vs thường
– hàng₂: fixed, expected repetition – thường: general frequency, less strict
[9a] – Quán mở hàng ngày. The shop opens every day.
[9b] – Quán thường mở. The shop usually opens.
• hàng₂ comes before time words.
• Very common in spoken and written Vietnamese.
• Often used in neutral, factual descriptions.
• Cannot be used alone; it needs a time word.
• hàng + time word
– hàng ngày every day
– hàng tuần every week
– hàng tháng every month
– hàng năm every year
• hàng + buổi / sáng / tối
– hàng sáng every morning
– hàng tối every evening
hàng₂ helps speakers describe life as repeating in steady, regular cycles.