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bắn

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bắn means to fire; to shoot.

Meanings of bắn in English

Verb

  1. to fire; to shoot
  2. colloquial to send something (usually cash) via telephone, email, online bank account etc.
  3. colloquial to speak (a language) fluently without much hassle
    • Anh ấy bắn tiếng Anh như gió.He speaks English without much hassle
  4. colloquial to puff (after smoking thuốc lào)
  5. slang, vulgar to cum, jizz

Words with bắn

bắn tỉabắn tinbắn vào quá khứngừng bắnsăn bắnsúng bắn keo

Example sentences with bắn

  • Buổi bắn pháo hoa đã bị huỷ. The fireworks display was cancelled.
  • Thời gian trôi nhanh như tên bắn. Time flies like an arrow.
  • Tôi đã bắn phát đầu tiên. I fired the first shot.
  • Tao sẽ bắn hạ nó. I'm gonna shoot him.
  • Tôi sẽ bắn anh ta. I'm gonna shoot him.
  • Tom đã bị bắn chết. Tom was shot dead.
  • Anh ấy đã bắn chim. He shot the bird.
  • Tom bắn vào chân tôi. Tom shot me in the leg.

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, bắn could be written as 𢏑, 𪧻, 𡭉, 絆. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Vietic *pəɲʔ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *paɲʔ (“to shoot”). Cognate with Muong pảnh, Khmer បាញ់ (bañ) and Pacoh pánh. Compare Proto-Austronesian *panaq (“to shoot”) (whence Malay panah) and maybe Vietnamese ná (“crossbow”).

Frequently asked questions

What does bắn mean in English?

bắn (verb) means "to fire; to shoot".

How do you pronounce bắn?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓan˧˦]; Saigon [ʔɓaŋ˦˥]. Tones: bắn — rising tone (sắc).

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.