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bỏ

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bỏ means to take off; to remove.

Meanings of bỏ in English

Verb

  1. to take off; to remove
    • Vậy nhóm quyết định bỏ tiết mục này phải hông?So we've decided to scrap this performance, correct?
  2. to leave; to abandon
    • Thằng anh bỏ đi học rồi mà thằng em vẫn chưa thức.The older brother already left for school but the younger brother is still asleep.
  3. to quit (like a bad habit)
    • bỏ hút thuốcto quit smoking
  4. to put; to place
    • bỏ chai nước lên bànto put a bottle of water on the table
  5. to bring out to use for something
    • bỏ tiền ra mua đồ chơito spend money on buying toys
  6. to drop; to toss

Noun

  1. colloquial a godfather
    • bỏ đỡ đầumale godparent

Words with bỏ

Example sentences with bỏ

  • Anh ta bỏ đi từ chỗ đó. He left from there.
  • Tom đã bỏ đói mấy con chó. Tom was letting the dogs go hungry.
  • Tớ còn phải bỏ tấm thảm đi. I still have to get rid of this carpet.
  • Tôi không bỏ bạn mà đi đâu. I am not leaving you.
  • Gần đây tôi đã bỏ hút thuốc. I've recently given up smoking.
  • Tôi bỏ muối và tiêu vào súp. I put salt and pepper into the soup.
  • Anh ta quyết định bỏ thuốc lá. He decided to quit smoking.
  • Tôi cuối cùng cũng bỏ hút thuốc. I finally quit smoking.

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, bỏ could be written as 補, 捕, 𠬃, 𠬕. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does bỏ mean in English?

bỏ (verb) means "to take off; to remove".

How do you pronounce bỏ?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓɔ˧˩]; Saigon [ʔɓɔ˨˩˦]. Tones: bỏ — 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.