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đắm

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Hanoi [ʔɗam˧˦]Huế [ʔɗam˦˧˥]Saigon [ʔɗam˦˥] browser voice
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đắm means to sink; to be carried away; to be keen.

Meanings of đắm in English

Verb

  1. of ship, boat to sink (completely)
  2. figurative to be carried away; to be keen (on something); to take a great interest (in something)

Words with đắm

Example sentences with đắm

  • Bà ta đắm chìm trong lạc thú. She abandoned herself to pleasure.
  • Cô ấy đắm chìm trong khoái lạc. She abandoned herself to pleasure.
  • Bà ấy để mình đắm chìm trong khoái cảm. She abandoned herself to pleasure.
  • Cô ấy đắm mình trong cảm giác khoái lạc. She abandoned herself to pleasure.
  • Cô ấy dường như vẫn đắm chìm trong đau khổ, thay vì phải bình tĩnh lại sau điều bất hạnh. She seemed to be wallowing in her grief instead of trying to recover from the disaster.
  • Bạn thân của tôi và tôi đã dành rất nhiều thời gian đi ra bãi biển. Chúng tôi thích đắm mình trong làn nước biển xanh mát. My best friend and I spend a lot of time going to the beach. We enjoy submerging our bodies into the fresh sea water.

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, đắm could be written as 𣿇, 𣺻, 㴷. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does đắm mean in English?

đắm (verb) means "to sink; to be carried away; to be keen".

How do you pronounce đắm?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗam˧˦]; Saigon [ʔɗam˦˥]. Tones: đắm — 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.