This is the 609th most frequent Vietnamese word.
phổ
"Phổ" in Vietnamese means "universal", "widespread", or "common".
Here, 'phổ' is used in the term 'phổ thông' to mean 'popular' or 'general', describing something widely known or accessible.
Tôi thích nghe nhạc phổ thông.
I like listening to popular music.
Here, 'phổ' is part of the verb phrase 'phổ biến', meaning 'to disseminate' or 'to spread widely', describing the action of making information known to many people.
Giáo viên sử dụng tài liệu được phổ biến rộng rãi.
The teacher uses materials that are widely disseminated.
In this sentence, 'phổ' refers to 'spectrum', a concept in physics representing the range of frequencies of light waves.