bực

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bựcheavynặng

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bực means to get annoyed; to get upset; to fret.

Meanings of bực in English

Verb

to get annoyed; to get upset; to fret; to be fretful

Noun

Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam Central Vietnam and Southern Vietnam form of bậc (“step; rung; rank; level”)

Words with bực

tột bực buồn bực bực bội bực dọc bực mình bực tức

Example sentences with bực

Tôi đang bực đấy! I'm angry!
Nếu cậu không trả đồ cho nó thì nó sẽ bực lắm đấy! If you don't give it back to him, he'll be angry!

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, bực could be written as 愊, 偪, 堛, 踾. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Compare bức.

Frequently asked questions

What does bực mean in English?

bực (verb) means "to get annoyed; to get upset; to fret".

How do you pronounce bực?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓɨk̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ʔɓɨk̚˨˩˨]. Tones: bực — 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.