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chìm

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Hanoi [t͡ɕim˨˩]Huế [t͡ɕim˦˩]Saigon [cim˨˩] browser voice
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chìmfallinghuyền

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chìm means to be sunk; to be submerged; to be immersed.

Meanings of chìm in English

Verb

  1. to be sunk; to be submerged; to be immersed
  2. to be concealed; to be hidden

Words with chìm

ba chìm bảy nổibom chìmcân chìmchìm đắmchìm ngậpchìm nổichìm xuồnghút chìm

Example sentences with chìm

  • Bà ta đắm chìm trong lạc thú. She abandoned herself to pleasure.
  • Cô ấy đắm chìm trong khoái lạc. She abandoned herself to pleasure.
  • Tôi không muốn chìm trong tuyệt vọng. I don't want to drown in a sea of regrets.
  • Bà ấy để mình đắm chìm trong khoái cảm. She abandoned herself to pleasure.
  • Con tàu Titanic không chìm ở Thái Bình Dương. The Titanic didn't sink in the Pacific Ocean.
  • Nhưng giây phút cuối cùng của anh ấy chìm trong nghèo khổ. His last moments were spent in poverty.
  • Con tàu đã bị chìm sau khi va phải một tảng băng trôi. The ship sank after hitting an iceberg.
  • Con tàu đã chìm trong một cơn bão ở đâu đó dọc Bờ Đông. The ship sank in a storm somewhere along the East Coast.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 沉 (“sink”, SV: trầm).

Frequently asked questions

What does chìm mean in English?

chìm (verb) means "to be sunk; to be submerged; to be immersed".

How do you pronounce chìm?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕim˨˩]; Saigon [cim˨˩]. Tones: chìm — falling tone (huyền).

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.