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câu

Level ≈A1 (approx.) nounverb Sino-Vietnamese Top 1,000 most common
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câu means sentence; expression; line.

Chinese characters: 句

Meanings of câu in English

Noun

  1. sentence; expression; line ≈ cú

Verb

  1. to fish with a rod; to hook
    • câu cáto fish
  2. to attract; to bait
    • câu view, câu like, câu tương tácto attract view, like, interaction

Noun

  1. abbreviation, rare short for bồ câu (“dove”)

Words with câu

câu chuyệncâu cúcâu hỏicâu nóivế câucần câucâu giờcâu vuilưỡi câucâu đốcâu cấucâu kếtcâu nệcâu thúccâu đối

Example sentences with câu

  • Có lẽ tôi sẽ đi câu cá. I'll probably be fishing.
  • Tôi thích đi câu cá với bố. I like going fishing with my dad.
  • Câu ví dụ hay thật đấy nhỉ? The example sentence was splendid, wasn't it?
  • Cô ấy đang chờ câu trả lời. She's waiting for an answer.
  • Hãy để tôi viết lại câu này. Let me rephrase the sentence.
  • Câu ngắn dễ dịch hơn câu dài. Short sentences are easier to translate than long ones.
  • bạn có biết câu trả lới không? You know the answer?
  • Có ai dịch được câu này không? Can anyone translate this sentence?

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, câu could be written as 鈎, 鉤. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Diphthongized variant of cu.

Frequently asked questions

What does câu mean in English?

câu (noun) means "sentence; expression; line".

How do you pronounce câu?

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

Is câu a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. câu is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 句.

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.