chằm chằm

Level ≈B1 (approx.) adverb Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [t͡ɕam˨˩ t͡ɕam˨˩]Huế [t͡ɕam˦˩ t͡ɕam˦˩]Saigon [cam˨˩ cam˨˩] browser voice

Syllables · tones

chằmfallinghuyền chằmfallinghuyền

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chằm chằm means intently.

Meanings of chằm chằm in English

Adverb

of staring intently
- nhìn chằm chằmto stare intently
- Nó đưa mắt chằm chằm nhìn tôi.He/she's staring at me intently.

Example sentences with chằm chằm

Anh ấy cứ đứng nhìn chằm chằm. He just stood and stared.
Tôi nhìn chằm chằm lên trời. I'm gazing at the sky.
Anh ấy nhìn chằm chằm vào khoảng không. He stared into space.
Tôi đã nhìn chằm chằm vào mặt cô ta. I stared her in the face.
Hãy ngừng việc nhìn chằm chằm vào không gian đi. Stop staring into space.
Nhìn chằm chằm vào ai đó là một hành vi thô lỗ. It is rude to stare at someone.
Tom nhìn chằm chằm vào ảnh phản chiếu của mình trong gương. Tom stared at his reflection in the mirror.
Tom nhìn chằm chằm vào cái tủ lạnh xem có gì uống không. Tom looked in the fridge to see what he could find to drink.

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

Frequently asked questions

What does chằm chằm mean in English?

chằm chằm (adverb) means "intently".

How do you pronounce chằm chằm?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕam˨˩ t͡ɕam˨˩]; Saigon [cam˨˩ cam˨˩]. Tones: chằm — falling tone (huyền), chằm — 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.