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cạnh

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cạnhheavynặng

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cạnh means a side; a defining edge.

Meanings of cạnh in English

Noun

  1. a side
  2. of an object a defining edge
    • cạnh bànone of the edges of a table

Preposition

  1. right next to; beside ≈ kềkếbênbên cạnh

Words with cạnh

bên cạnhcạnh huyềncạnh khoégóc cạnhkhía cạnhcạnh tranh

Example sentences with cạnh

  • Tom từng rất thích ở cạnh Mary. Tom used to enjoy being with Mary.
  • Tôi không muốn ngồi cạnh cô ấy. I don't want to sit next to her.
  • Anh ấy đã ngồi cạnh tôi. He sat down by my side.
  • Tôi có thể ngồi cạnh lối đi không? Could I sit by the aisle?
  • Cô gái xinh đẹp ngồi cạnh Jack là ai? Who is the pretty girl sitting beside Jack?
  • Tom và Mary nằm cạnh nhau trên bãi cỏ. Tom and Mary lay down side by side on the grass.
  • Mary không nhận ra người ngồi cạnh mình là ai. Mary didn't recognize the person sitting next to her.
  • Cái xe đạp ở cạnh cái cửa đó là của tôi. The bicycle by the door is mine.

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, cạnh could be written as 兢, 競, 竟, 境. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Related to cánh (as in cánh tay (“arm”)), cf. Khmer កែង (kaeng, “elbow”). In many Austroasiatic languages, the words for "elbow" and "side, edge" have similar phonological shape.

Frequently asked questions

What does cạnh mean in English?

cạnh (noun) means "a side; a defining edge".

How do you pronounce cạnh?

IPA: Hanoi [kajŋ̟˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [kan˨˩˨]. Tones: cạnh — heavy tone (nặng).

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.