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đơn means application; petition; request.

Chinese characters: 單

Meanings of đơn in English

Noun

  1. application, petition, request
    • mẫu đơnapplication form
    • điền đơnto fill out an application
    • đơn đặt hàngpurchase order
  2. abbreviation short for đơn đặt hàng (“purchase order”)
  3. abbreviation short for đơn thuốc (“prescription, written order for the provision of đơn thuốc (“prescription, written order for the provision of a medicine”)
    • Thầy thuốc cho đơn.The doctor wrote a prescription.

Adjective

  1. alone, only; lonely
    • Nhà đơn người.That side of the family is too small.

Noun

  1. Psychotria
    • đơn trắngPsychotria asiatica

Noun

  1. a condition producing skin rashes, normally indicating hives
  2. various plant species, typically large or medium-sized, some of which are used to treat the condition above
  3. dialectal lymphatic filariasis

Words with đơn

Example sentences with đơn

  • Phúc bất trùng lai, họa vô đơn chí. When it rains, it pours.
  • Xin điền vào đơn này. Please fill in this application form.
  • Đừng quên điền tên mình vào tờ đơn nhé. Don't forget to fill in your name on the form.
  • Tôi muốn đặt một phòng đơn vào ngày mùng 3 tháng 6. I'd like to reserve a single room on June 3.
  • Động từ tiếng Anh "86" bắt nguồn từ ngành dịch vụ ẩm thực, và ban đầu có nghĩa là huỷ đơn đặt hàng. The English verb "86" originates in the food service industry, and referred originally to canceling an order.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 單.

Frequently asked questions

What does đơn mean in English?

đơn (noun) means "application; petition; request".

How do you pronounce đơn?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗəːn˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɗəːŋ˧˧]. Tones: đơn — level tone (ngang).

Is đơn a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. đơn is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 單.

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.