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bậc

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Hanoi [ʔɓək̚˧˨ʔ]Huế [ʔɓək̚˨˩ʔ]Saigon [ʔɓək̚˨˩˨] browser voice
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bậcheavynặng

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bậc means a rung; a stair or step.

Meanings of bậc in English

Noun

  1. of a ladder a rung
  2. a stair or step
    • bậc thềmsteps to the porch
  3. formal, of an exponential product a degree; a power
    • luỹ thừa bậc 2 của 3 bằng 9the 2nd power of 3 is 9
  4. of a root a degree
    • căn bậc 2 của 9 bằng 3the 2nd root of 9 is 3
  5. of a monomial a degree; an order
    • bậc 11st degree; linear
    • bậc 22nd degree; quadratic
    • bậc 33rd degree; cubic
  6. a level; a rank

Classifier

  1. Used for respected people.
    • một bậc thánh nhâna saint

Words with bậc

bậc thầycấp bậcthứ bậctột bậcvượt bậcbậc trung

Example sentences with bậc

  • Cầu thang có tới 22 bậc. The stairs have up to 22 steps.
  • Anh ấy cần học tiếng Anh lên đến bậc B2. He needs to learn English up to a B2 level.
  • Mỗi lần tôi đến Paris, tôi tới Sacré-coeur ngồi tại các bậc thềm để nghe thiên hạ đàn hát. Every time I travel to Paris, I go to Sacre-Coeur and sit on the steps to listen to people sing.
  • Nhóm đó kêu gọi các bậc cha mẹ giám sát những nội dung mà con cái họ xem trên TikTok. The group urges parents to supervise what their children watch on TikTok.
  • Nhóm đó kêu gọi các bậc phụ huynh giám sát những nội dung mà con cái họ xem trên TikTok. The group urges parents to supervise what their children watch on TikTok.

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, bậc could be written as 北, 堛, 𨄑, 弼. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does bậc mean in English?

bậc (noun) means "a rung; a stair or step".

How do you pronounce bậc?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓək̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ʔɓək̚˨˩˨]. Tones: bậc — heavy tone (nặng).

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.