đồng cảm

Level ≈B2 (approx.) verb Sino-Vietnamese Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ kaːm˧˩]Huế [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˦˩ kaːm˧˨]Saigon [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ kaːm˨˩˦] browser voice

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đồngfallinghuyền cảmdippinghỏi

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đồng cảm means to empathize; to sympathise; to identify.

Chinese characters: 同感

Meanings of đồng cảm in English

Verb

to empathize (with)
to sympathise (with); to identify (with) ≈ thông cảm thiện cảm đồng tình

Synonyms and antonyms of đồng cảm

Synonyms

thấu cảm

Example sentences with đồng cảm

Chúng tôi đồng cảm với cô ấy. We felt sympathy for her.
Mọi người đồng cảm với Fadil. People were sympathetic to Fadil.
Tôi đồng cảm. I sympathize.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 同感.

Frequently asked questions

What does đồng cảm mean in English?

đồng cảm (verb) means "to empathize; to sympathise; to identify".

How do you pronounce đồng cảm?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ kaːm˧˩]; Saigon [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ kaːm˨˩˦]. Tones: đồng — falling tone (huyền), cảm — dipping tone (hỏi).

Is đồng cảm a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. đồng cảm is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 同感.

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.