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đúng

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Syllables · tones
đúngrisingsắc

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đúng means right; correct; accurate.

Meanings of đúng in English

Adjective

  1. right, correct, accurate, precise, proper, etc.; not wrong or improper
    • Bài 10 câu, đúng có 2 câu.There were 10 questions, and I only got 2 correct answers.
    • Đúng rồi.That’s right.
    • năm giờ đúngfive o'clock

Words with đúng

đúng đắnđúng giờđúng mứcđúng mựcđúng điệu

Synonyms and antonyms of đúng

Antonyms

sai

Example sentences with đúng

  • Anh ta vào tù là đúng rồi. It's right that he goes to jail.
  • Làm những gì bạn tin là đúng. Do what you believe is right.
  • Đúng là cô ấy dạy tiếng Pháp. It is true that she teaches French.
  • Tất cả đều đồng ý đúng không? Did everyone agree?
  • Bạn đã mua xe máy đúng không? Did you buy a motorcycle?
  • Rõ ràng là điều đó không đúng. Apparently, that's not correct.
  • Tôi có phát âm đúng hay không? Am I pronouncing this correctly?
  • Bạn tin ông ấy, có đúng không? You believe him, don't you?

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, đúng could be written as 中, 凍, 棟, 董. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Probably a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 中 (SV: trúng).

Frequently asked questions

What does đúng mean in English?

đúng (adjective) means "right; correct; accurate".

How do you pronounce đúng?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗʊwŋ͡m˧˦]; Saigon [ʔɗʊwŋ͡m˦˥]. Tones: đúng — rising tone (sắc).

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.