# vụ meaning in Vietnamese: for incidents (B1)

> vụ means “for incidents” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/vu-for-incidents/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**vụ**: for incidents

Level: B1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: vu

## 1. for incidents (classifier)

Counts incidents and cases: *vụ tai nạn*, an accident; *vụ cháy*, a fire.

- Sáng nay có một vụ tai nạn ở ngã tư. — There was an accident at the crossroads this morning.
- Công an đang điều tra vụ đó. — The police are looking into that case.

Grammar: [Which classifier: cái for things, con for animals, người for people, and the common others](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/clf-cai-chiec/)

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