biến

Level ≈B1 (approx.) interjectionverbnoun Sino-Vietnamese Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [ʔɓiən˧˦]Huế [ʔɓiəŋ˦˧˥]Saigon [ʔɓiəŋ˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

biếnrisingsắc

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

biến means get lost; beat it.

Chinese characters: 變

Meanings of biến in English

Interjection

get lost; beat it ≈ phắn cút xéo
I shall transform with magic

Verb

to turn into; to change into
to vanish

Noun

literary an emergency
abbreviation clipping of biến số (“variable”)

Words with biến

Example sentences with biến

Tao sẽ biến nó thành ếch. I'll bewitch him into a frog!
Bọn trẻ biến đâu mất rồi? Where did all the children disappear?
Khai báo biến trong C/C++ vô cùng quan trọng. Declarations of variables are extremely important in C and C++.
Bạn đang biến mình trở thành bia đỡ đạn đấy. You're going to get yourself shot.
Biến! Leave!

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 變.

Frequently asked questions

What does biến mean in English?

biến (interjection) means "get lost; beat it".

How do you pronounce biến?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓiən˧˦]; Saigon [ʔɓiəŋ˦˥]. Tones: biến — rising tone (sắc).

Is biến a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. biến is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 變.

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.