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đuổi

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đuổi means to chase; to pursue.

Meanings of đuổi in English

Verb

  1. to chase, to pursue ≈ dí
  2. to kick out, to chivy, to expel, to drive out
    • đuổi họcto expel (from an educational institution)
    • đuổi việcto get fired (from a job)

Words with đuổi

Example sentences with đuổi

  • Con mèo đã đuổi sau con chuột. The cat ran after the rat.
  • Tom vừa bị đuổi khỏi Úc. Tom just got kicked out of Australia.
  • Con mèo đuổi con chuột. The cat ran after the rat.
  • Tôi đã ngay lập tức đuổi kịp anh ấy. I caught up with him soon.
  • Tom đuổi bọn mèo ra khỏi nhà anh ta. Tom chased the cats out of his house.
  • Tôi đã bị đuổi học cách đây ba tháng. I got kicked out of school three months ago.
  • Một lời nói ra, ngựa giỏi đuổi không kịp. A word spoken is past recalling.
  • Tôi đã bị đuổi khỏi trường ba tháng trước. I got kicked out of school three months ago.

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, đuổi could be written as 対, 𨒻, 𨘗, 𨆷. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does đuổi mean in English?

đuổi (verb) means "to chase; to pursue".

How do you pronounce đuổi?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗuəj˧˩]; Saigon [ʔɗuj˨˩˦]. Tones: đuổi — 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.