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đứa trẻ

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Hanoi [ʔɗɨə˧˦ t͡ɕɛ˧˩]Huế [ʔɗɨə˨˩˦ ʈɛ˧˨]Saigon [ʔɗɨə˦˥ ʈɛ˨˩˦] browser voice
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đứarisingsắctrẻdippinghỏi

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đứa trẻ means child.

Meanings of đứa trẻ in English

Noun

  1. child

Example sentences with đứa trẻ

  • Nó chỉ là đứa trẻ bảy tuổi. She is just a seven year old girl.
  • Đứa trẻ đang ăn một chiếc kẹo. The child is eating a candy.
  • Tôi ghét những đứa trẻ hư hỏng. I hate spoiled children.
  • Giáo viên đưa sách cho đứa trẻ. The teacher gave the child a book.
  • Những đứa trẻ thích động vật. Kids like animals.
  • Anh ấy ngủ giống như 1 đứa trẻ. He's sleeping like a baby.
  • Dân làng đi tìm kiếm đứa trẻ lạc. The villagers went in search of the missing child.
  • Tom là một đứa trẻ rất hướng nội. Tom is a very introverted kid.

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

Etymology

đứa (“classifier for children”) + trẻ (“child”)

Frequently asked questions

What does đứa trẻ mean in English?

đứa trẻ (noun) means "child".

How do you pronounce đứa trẻ?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗɨə˧˦ t͡ɕɛ˧˩]; Saigon [ʔɗɨə˦˥ ʈɛ˨˩˦]. Tones: đứa — rising tone (sắc), trẻ — dipping tone (hỏi).

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.