This is the 655th most frequent Vietnamese word.
dọc
"Dọc" means "vertical" or "along" in English, depending on context.
In this sentence, 'dọc' is used to mean 'along', indicating movement or position alongside a linear feature, namely the coastline.
Chúng tôi đi dọc bờ biển vào buổi sáng.
We walked along the coastline in the morning.
In this example, 'dọc' indicates the road running in the same direction as the mountain's base, emphasizing alignment or parallelism.
Con đường kéo dài dọc theo chân núi.
The road stretches along the foot of the mountain.
Here, 'dọc' describes the vertical orientation, denoting a direction parallel to the length dimension.