đam mê

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Hanoi [ʔɗaːm˧˧ me˧˧]Huế [ʔɗaːm˧˧ mej˧˧]Saigon [ʔɗaːm˧˧ mej˧˧] browser voice

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đamlevelngang mêlevelngang

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đam mê means to be passionate about; obsessed with.

Chinese characters: 耽迷

Meanings of đam mê in English

Verb

to be passionate about; obsessed with
to crave

Example sentences with đam mê

Cờ vua là đam mê của tôi. Chess is my passion.
Theo đuổi đam mê và ước mơ thì không bao giờ là quá muộn. It’s never too late to pursue my passions and dreams.
Chia sẻ đam mê của ai đó chính là sống thật trọn vẹn với nó. To share one's passion is to live it fully.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 耽迷.

Frequently asked questions

What does đam mê mean in English?

đam mê (verb) means "to be passionate about; obsessed with".

How do you pronounce đam mê?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗaːm˧˧ me˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɗaːm˧˧ mej˧˧]. Tones: đam — level tone (ngang), mê — level tone (ngang).

Is đam mê a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. đam mê is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 耽迷.

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.