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bán

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bán means to sell.

Chinese characters: 半

Meanings of bán in English

Verb

  1. to sell

Prefix

  1. half-; semi-; hemi-
    • bán hẹp bao quy đầuwith a semi-tight foreskin

Words with bán

bán buônbán chácbán độbán đứngbuôn bánmua bánbán cầubán dẫnbán đảobán kếtbán kínhbán sống bán chếtbán thânbán trúchất bán dẫnhình bán nguyệtbán hàngbán chạybán dâmbán khaibán lẻbán manhbán mìnhbán niênbán phầnbán thần

Example sentences with bán

  • Cửa hàng đó có bán rau củ. The store deals in vegetables.
  • Họ có thể bán thứ bạn cần. They might sell what you need.
  • Chợ này bán quần áo rất rẻ. This market sells very cheap clothes.
  • Tom đã bán một cái tủ lạnh. Tom sold a fridge.
  • Chúng ta bán gì cho người ta? What do we sell to people?
  • Chúng tôi bán gì cho người ta? What do we sell to people?
  • Những bánh quy này bán rất chạy. These cookies sell very well.
  • Sữa được bán theo chai thuỷ tinh. The milk is sold in glass bottles.

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, bán could be written as 半, 𬥓, 拌. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Usage note: bán

bán (rising tone) means "to sell". It is a classic minimal-pair word because bán, bạn and bản differ only in tone.

  • bán — sell: Chị bán cái này bao nhiêu? — How much are you selling this for?
  • bạn — friend: Đây là bạn tôi.
  • bản — copy, version; village (in the mountains): bản tiếng Anh — English version
  • ban — board, department; bàn — table

Mix-ups can be funny: Tôi muốn bán bạn — "I want to sell my friend".

Signs to know: Cần bán — For sale. Bán hết — Sold out. Giờ mở cửa bán hàng — Opening hours.

Related: người bán — seller, vendor; bán chạy — selling well, bestselling; bán buôn / bán sỉ — wholesale; bán lẻ — retail.

Opposite: mua (buy). mua bán = trade, buying and selling.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *paːɲʔ.

Frequently asked questions

What does bán mean in English?

bán (verb) means "to sell".

How do you pronounce bán?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓaːn˧˦]; Saigon [ʔɓaːŋ˦˥]. Tones: bán — rising tone (sắc).

Is bán a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. bán is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 半.

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.