cướp

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cướprisingsắc

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cướp means to rob.

Meanings of cướp in English

Verb

to rob

Noun

robber

Words with cướp

ăn cướp cướp biển cướp bóc cướp giật vừa ăn cướp vừa la làng

Example sentences with cướp

Khẩu súng của Tom bị cướp cò. Tom's gun misfired.
Anh ta đã cướp chiếc xe chở thư. He robbed the mail coach.
Chúng tôi đã bị cướp. We were robbed.
Tôi bị cướp khi đang đi bộ đến nơi làm việc. I got robbed while I was walking to work.
Tom nói là cậu ấy không hề biết gì về vụ cướp. Tom said he didn't know anything about the robbery.
Anh ta bắt gặp một tên cướp đang cố gắng đột nhập vào nhà. He caught sight of a thief attempting to break into the house.
Những tên cướp ngân hàng đã bỏ lại chiếc xe ngay bên ngoài thành phố. The bank robbers abandoned the car just outside the city.

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, cướp could be written as 劫, 刼, 𫽅. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 劫 (“to rob, to snatch”, SV: kiếp).

Frequently asked questions

What does cướp mean in English?

cướp (verb) means "to rob".

How do you pronounce cướp?

IPA: Hanoi [kɨəp̚˧˦]; Saigon [kɨəp̚˦˥]. Tones: cướp — 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.