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đối tượng

noun Sino-Vietnamese
Hanoi [ʔɗoj˧˦ tɨəŋ˧˨ʔ]Huế [ʔɗoj˨˩˦ tɨəŋ˨˩ʔ]Saigon [ʔɗoj˦˥ tɨəŋ˨˩˨] browser voice
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đối tượng means a subject; usually a human one; to study or experiment on.

Chinese characters: 對象 (對 “to face; opposite” + 象 “appearance; phenomenon”)

Meanings of đối tượng in English

Noun

  1. a subject, usually a human one, to study or experiment on
    • Chúng tôi cần 10 đối tượng từ 20 đến 30 tuổi.We need 10 test subjects from 20 to 30.
  2. a demographic; a target
    • đối tượng người dùng dưới 25 tuổithe demographic of 25 or lower years of age
  3. an arrested individual
    • Công an đã bắt giữ 5 đối tượng.The police has arrested 5 individuals.

Example sentences with đối tượng

  • Lưu ý rằng do bản chất của liên kết động trên Linux, các trình cắm không nhất thiết phải liên kết với tệp đối tượng db.o. Note that due to the nature of dynamic linking on Linux, plugins don’t have to actually link with the db.o object.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 對象, composed of 對 (“to face; opposite”) and 象 (“appearance; phenomenon”), Japanese 対象 (taishō, “object; target”).

Frequently asked questions

What does đối tượng mean in English?

đối tượng (noun) means "a subject; usually a human one; to study or experiment on".

How do you pronounce đối tượng?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗoj˧˦ tɨəŋ˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ʔɗoj˦˥ tɨəŋ˨˩˨]. Tones: đối — rising tone (sắc), tượng — heavy tone (nặng).

Is đối tượng a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. đối tượng is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 對象.

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. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.