chạy
Hanoi [t͡ɕaj˧˨ʔ]Huế [t͡ɕaj˨˩ʔ]Saigon [ca(ː)j˨˩˨] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
chạy means to run.
Meanings of chạy in English
Verb
- intransitive to run (to move quickly)
- Sáng em dậy muộn nên phải chạy đến trường.I had to run to school because I woke up late this morning.
- Tàu chạy nhanh hơn ô tô.Trains run faster than cars.
- intransitive, of machines or computer programs to run (to be operating or working normally)
- Máy tính này chạy mượt lắm.This computer runs real smooth.
- transitive to run (to make a machine operate)
- chạy máy phát điệnto operate generator
- transitive to run (to execute or carry out a plan or program)
- chạy sự kiệnto run an event
- chạy chương trìnhto run a computer program/to run an event
- intransitive, transitive to move quickly by driving a vehicle (to run (to move quickly))
- chạy xe máy về quêto go back to hometown by driving a motorbike
- transitive to flee from a danger
- chạy lụt, chạy nạnto flee from flood, to flee from a disaster
- intransitive to urgently search or make arrangements to quickly obtain or achieve what is very needed or desired.
- chạy gạo; chạy việc; chạy tiền; chạy điểmto find ways to have rice to eat; to have a job; to have money; to have good marks at school
- chạy thầy chạy thuốcto go to places to find a good doctor or medicine
- chạy chức chạy quyềnto find ways to get a good position or high power (often by unethical means)
- transitive to extend in space or through a range
Adverb
- smoothly
- bán chạyto sell like hot cakes
Words with chạy
Example sentences with chạy
- Anh ấy có thể chạy bao xa? How far can he run?
- Fadil chạy đi lấy đồ hộ mẹ. Fadil was running an errand for his mother.
- Cậu bé ở đằng kia đang chạy. That boy is running.
- Chúng tôi đã chạy đi chạy lại. We were running to and fro.
- Bạn phải đi trước rồi mới chạy. You must walk before you can run.
- Đấy là một chiếc xe chạy nhanh. That's a fast car.
- Tủ lạnh của tôi không chạy được. My refrigerator is out of order.
- Chúng tôi chạy nhanh đến ga tàu. We hurried to the train station.
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, chạy could be written as 𧼋, 𧼌, 豸, 𬦳. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *ɟalʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟarʔ (“quick, to run”). Cognate with Koho jar (“quick, hurry”) and Semai jar (“to run”).
Frequently asked questions
What does chạy mean in English?
chạy (verb) means "to run".
How do you pronounce chạy?
IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕaj˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ca(ː)j˨˩˨]. Tones: chạy — heavy tone (nặng).