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cỗ

Level ≈B2 (approx.) nounclassifier Top 3,000 most common
Hanoi [ko˦ˀ˥]Huế [kow˧˨]Saigon [kow˨˩˦] browser voice
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cỗ means feast; set; suite.

Meanings of cỗ in English

Noun

  1. feast
  2. set; suite

Classifier

  1. Indicates certain tools that are assembled from smaller parts
    • cỗ pháoa cannon
    • cỗ máya machine

Words with cỗ

Idioms and sayings with cỗ

Example sentences with cỗ

  • Cỗ máy mới đã được mua rất nhiều tiền. The new machine brought in a lot of money.
  • Tom đã ấn nút đỏ để dừng cỗ máy lại. Tom pressed the red button to stop the machine.
  • Nếu có người ở tương lai phát minh ra cỗ máy thời gian, tại sao họ không quay về thăm chúng ta? If someone in the future invents a time machine, why don't they come back to visit us?
  • Thị trường chứng khoán là một cỗ máy cực kỳ hiệu quả để dịch chuyển tài sản từ những người thiếu kiên nhẫn sang những người biết nhẫn nại. The stock market is a wonderfully efficient mechanism for transferring wealth from the impatient to the patient.

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, cỗ could be written as 具, 𩜃, 𩚩. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does cỗ mean in English?

cỗ (noun) means "feast; set; suite".

How do you pronounce cỗ?

IPA: Hanoi [ko˦ˀ˥]; Saigon [kow˨˩˦]. Tones: cỗ — creaky rising tone (ngã).

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.