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đông

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đông means winter.

Chinese characters: 冬

Meanings of đông in English

Noun

  1. winter ≈ mùa đông
    • vụ đông xuânthe winter-spring cultivation season
    • xuân hạ thu đôngspring, summer, autumn, winter

Noun

  1. the east
    • đông tây nam bắceast, west, south, north
    • đông bắcnortheast
    • đông đông bắceast-northeast

Adjective

  1. crowded; populous; densely populated

Verb

  1. to congeal; to coagulate; to freeze

Words with đông

Example sentences with đông

  • Gấu mèo có ngủ đông không? Do raccoons hibernate?
  • Gió đang thổi về hướng đông. The wind is blowing east.
  • Tôi ghét những lúc đông người. I hate it when there are a lot of people.
  • Sami đang chuẩn bị cho kỳ nghỉ đông. Sami was getting ready for the winter break.
  • Mặt trời mọc đằng đông. The sun rises in the east.
  • Gió thổi từ hướng Đông. The wind is coming from the east.
  • Cô ấy không thích nói ở chỗ đông người. She hates speaking in public.
  • Công viên rất đông người lớn và trẻ con. The park was crowded with people with children.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, đông could be written as 東. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 冬 (“winter”).

Frequently asked questions

What does đông mean in English?

đông (noun) means "winter".

How do you pronounce đông?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧]. Tones: đông — level tone (ngang).

Is đông a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. đông is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 冬.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.