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đỉnh

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đỉnh means top; summit.

Chinese characters: 頂

Meanings of đỉnh in English

Noun

  1. top (uppermost part)
    • đỉnh đầuthe top of a head
  2. summit (peak, top of mountain)
    • đỉnh E-vơ-rétMount Everest
  3. vertex

Adjective

  1. slang top notch; superior; rad
    • Đỉnh quá!So rad!

Noun

  1. a ritual vessel with legs

Words with đỉnh

Example sentences with đỉnh

  • Tụi nó đã đứng trên đỉnh đồi. They stood on the top of the hill.
  • Tôi muốn leo đỉnh núi Phú Sĩ. I would like to climb Mount Fuji.
  • Tụi nó dùng lại trên đỉnh đồi. They stood on the top of the hill.
  • Cảnh từ trên đỉnh núi khiến tôi phải nín thở. The view from the top of the mountain took my breath away.
  • Quang cảnh nhìn từ trên đỉnh núi xuống rất ngoạn mục. The view from the mountain top was spectacular.
  • Trên đỉnh núi có hai toà lâu đài và một toà tháp. At the top of the mountain there were two castles and a tower.
  • Quang cảnh nhìn từ trên đỉnh núi xuống vô cùng ngoạn mục. The view from the mountain top was spectacular.

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, đỉnh could be written as 嵿. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 頂.

Frequently asked questions

What does đỉnh mean in English?

đỉnh (noun) means "top; summit".

How do you pronounce đỉnh?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗïŋ˧˩]; Saigon [ʔɗɨn˨˩˦]. Tones: đỉnh — dipping tone (hỏi).

Is đỉnh a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. đỉnh is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 頂.

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.