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chơi

Level ≈A1 (approx.) verb Top 1,000 most common
Hanoi [t͡ɕəːj˧˧]Huế [t͡ɕəːj˧˧]Saigon [cəːj˧˧] browser voice
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chơilevelngang

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chơi means to play; to have fun.

Meanings of chơi in English

Verb

  1. transitive to play (an instrument, a sport, etc.)
    • chơi ghi-tato play the guitar
    • chơi đá bóngto play soccer
  2. intransitive to have fun; to hang out; to spend time idly
    • Nó qua nhà bạn chơi cả ngày.He was hanging out at his friend's home all day.
  3. transitive to be friends (with someone)
    • Tao chơi với nó được hơn hai năm rồi.(informal) I've been friends with him/her for over 2 years.
  4. transitive to deceive, to prank
    • Tao bị nó chơi một vố đau quá.(informal) I got played hard by him/her.

Words with chơi

ăn chơichất chơichịu chơichơi ácchơi bờichơi chữchơi đẹpchơi đểuchơi đĩchơi đùachơi khămchơi ngangchơi trộichơi xỏdân chơiđi chơiđồ chơinói chơirong chơisân chơitrò chơivui chơichơi hụichơi vơi

Example sentences with chơi

  • Tôi đã chơi cờ vua từ nhỏ. I've been playing chess since I was a kid.
  • Hãy đi và chơi đá banh nào. Let's go and play football.
  • Anh ấy từng chơi với cô ấy. He is used to playing with her.
  • Anh ấy không chơi cờ vua 3D. He doesn't play three-dimensional chess.
  • Cô ấy rất hay chơi thể thao. She plays a lot of sports.
  • Ai đã dạy bạn chơi piano vậy? Who taught you the piano?
  • Tom và mình đang chơi cờ vua. Tom and I are playing chess.
  • Các cậu bé đang chơi bóng đá. The boys are playing soccer.

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, chơi could be written as 制, 𨔈. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Compare Muong chơl (“glad; jubilant”) and Proto-Katuic *ɟrhaal (“to play”).

Frequently asked questions

What does chơi mean in English?

chơi (verb) means "to play; to have fun".

How do you pronounce chơi?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕəːj˧˧]; Saigon [cəːj˧˧]. Tones: chơi — level tone (ngang).

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.