chịu

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chịuheavynặng

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chịu means to endure; to suffer; to tolerate.

Meanings of chịu in English

Verb

to endure; to suffer; to tolerate; to put up with
- Tao không chịu nổi thằng cha đó nữa!I can't put up with that jerk any longer!
- Hết cách rồi thì đành chịu thôi.There's no other choice than to endure it.
- Không chịu đâu !No way!
informal to have no idea what to do or how to respond
- Bài này dễ tao làm được chứ bài đó thì tao chịu.I can do this one, but I have no idea on that.
to be willing (to); to agree (to); to consent (to)
- Ba phải nói vậy, con mới chịu nín.I had to say that just so you would stop crying.
to be on credit (of a transaction)
- mua chịuto buy on credit

Words with chịu

ăn chịu cam chịu chịu chơi chịu đựng chịu khó chịu lửa chịu nhiệt chịu phép chịu thua dễ chịu gánh chịu khó chịu

Idioms and sayings with chịu

đứng mũi chịu sào — to take responsibility for the hardest part of a common task; to bear the brunt; to take the helm
quýt làm cam chịu — having to bear the blame for something one did not do

Example sentences with chịu

Tôi không thể chịu được anh ta. I can't put up with him.
Chó của tôi chẳng chịu nghe lời. My dog never obeys.
Ai chịu trách nhiệm cho việc này? Who is responsible for this?
Tôi biết Tom phải chịu trách nhiệm. I know Tom is responsible.
Tôi không chịu được lâu đâu. I can't stand it for long.
Tôi sắp không chịu được nữa rồi đấy. This is about all I can put up with.
Anh ta chịu trách nhiệm cho việc đó. He's responsible for that.
Bọn họ không chịu đi. They won't leave.

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, chịu could be written as 召. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 受 (SV: thụ).

Frequently asked questions

What does chịu mean in English?

chịu (verb) means "to endure; to suffer; to tolerate".

How do you pronounce chịu?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕiw˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ciw˨˩˨]. Tones: chịu — heavy tone (nặng).

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.