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bề mặt

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Hanoi [ʔɓe˨˩ mat̚˧˨ʔ]Huế [ʔɓej˦˩ mak̚˨˩ʔ]Saigon [ʔɓej˨˩ mak̚˨˩˨] browser voice
Syllables · tones
bềfallinghuyềnmặtheavynặng

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bề mặt means surface.

Meanings of bề mặt in English

Noun

  1. surface

Example sentences with bề mặt

  • Khoảng 9,4% bề mặt trái đất bị băng tuyết bao phủ. About 9.4% of the surface of the earth is covered in forest.
  • Bề mặt của khí cầu không phải là một không gian Euclide, và do đó không thể tuân theo các quy tắc của hình học Euclide. The surface of a balloon is not an Euclidean space, and therefore does not follow the rules of Euclidean geometry.
  • Giờ đây, Trái Đất đã hoàn toàn trống rỗng. Bóng tối thì ở trên bề mặt của vực sâu. Thánh Linh của Chúa thì nổi trên mặt nước. Now the earth was completely empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep. God's ruach was hovering over the surface of the waters.

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

Etymology

From bề + mặt (“face”).

Frequently asked questions

What does bề mặt mean in English?

bề mặt (noun) means "surface".

How do you pronounce bề mặt?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓe˨˩ mat̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ʔɓej˨˩ mak̚˨˩˨]. Tones: bề — falling tone (huyền), mặt — 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.