cây cối

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Hanoi [kəj˧˧ koj˧˦]Huế [kəj˧˧ koj˨˩˦]Saigon [kəj˧˧ koj˦˥] browser voice

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câylevelngang cốirisingsắc

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cây cối means plant.

Meanings of cây cối in English

Noun

colloquial plant (generally speaking)

Example sentences with cây cối

Cây cối đang chết dần do đất đai khô cằn. The plants are dying due to the dry soil.

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, cây cối could be written as 𣘃檜. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From cây (“tree; plant”) + cối (“plant; vegetation”).

Frequently asked questions

What does cây cối mean in English?

cây cối (noun) means "plant".

How do you pronounce cây cối?

IPA: Hanoi [kəj˧˧ koj˧˦]; Saigon [kəj˧˧ koj˦˥]. Tones: cây — level tone (ngang), cối — rising tone (sắc).

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.