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cách

Level ≈A1 (approx.) nounparticleverb Sino-Vietnamese Top 1,000 most common
Hanoi [kajk̟̚˧˦]Huế [kat̚˦˧˥]Saigon [kat̚˦˥] browser voice
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cách means way; manner; fashion.

Chinese characters: 格

Meanings of cách in English

Noun

  1. way, manner, fashion
    • cách làm việcthe way of working
    • một cách nhanh chóngquickly, rapidly
  2. grammatical case
    • sở hữu cách/cách sở hữuthe genitive case

Particle

  1. literary, in certain expression Forming intensifiers preceding certain particles and quantifiers
    • dù có cố gắng cách mấy...no matter how hard you try...

Verb

  1. to be distant from, to be separated from
    • Nhà tui cách thành phố 50 cây số.My house is 50 kilometers from (the/a) city.
    • Tôi không biết khoảng cách đó là bao nhiêu.I don't know how far that is. (literally, “what the distance is”)

Words with cách

Example sentences with cách

  • Cô ấy đang học cách lái xe. She is learning how to drive a car.
  • Tom đã dạy tôi cách lái xe. Tom taught me how to drive.
  • Hãy dạy tôi cách sử dụng nó. Teach me how to use it.
  • Cô ấy đã học cách thích nghi. She's learned how to adapt.
  • Anh ta chỉ còn cách chạy trốn. He had no choice but to run away.
  • Tôi thích cách bạn làm điều đó. I liked the way you did that.
  • Có thể nói cách khác được không? Can it be phrased in another way?
  • Bạn có biết cách nấu thịt không? Do you know how to cook meat?

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 格.

Frequently asked questions

What does cách mean in English?

cách (noun) means "way; manner; fashion".

How do you pronounce cách?

IPA: Hanoi [kajk̟̚˧˦]; Saigon [kat̚˦˥]. Tones: cách — rising tone (sắc).

Is cách a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. cách is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 格.

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.