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bang

Level ≈B2 (approx.) nounverb Sino-Vietnamese Top 3,000 most common
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bang means state.

Chinese characters: 邦 Classifier: cái — e.g. một cái bang (one state)

Meanings of bang in English

Noun

  1. state (a political division of a federation) ≈ tiểu bang
    • Thành phố Oklahoma là thủ phủ bang Oklahoma.Oklahoma City is the capital of the state of Oklahoma.
    • bang Kê-ra-la trong nước Cộng hòa Ấn Độthe State of Kerala in the Republic of India
    • Thụy Sĩ có 26 bang.Switzerland has 26 cantons.

Verb

  1. Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam to crash into; to collide with; to hit ≈ bátông

Noun

  1. historical community of overseas Chinese in French Indochina who emigrated from the same province of China
    • bang Phúc Kiếnthe Fukien Chinese expatriates' society
  2. abbreviation short for bang tá (“assistant district chief”)
  3. abbreviation short for bang biện (“assistant district chief”)

Words with bang

liên bangtỉnh bangbang bangbang giaobang liênbang đỏ

Example sentences with bang

  • Geogre W. Bush được sinh ra ở bang Connecticut vào năm 1946. George W. Bush was born in the state of Connecticut in 1946.
  • Mei đã đi qua tất cả các bang của Mĩ, bao gồm Alaska và Hawaii. Mei has been to every US state, including Alaska and Hawaii.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 邦.

Frequently asked questions

What does bang mean in English?

bang (noun) means "state".

How do you pronounce bang?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓaːŋ˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɓaːŋ˧˧]. Tones: bang — level tone (ngang).

Is bang a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. bang is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 邦.

What classifier is used with bang?

Common classifiers: cái — for example "một cái bang" (one state).

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.