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chợ

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

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chợ means a market.

Classifier: ngôi, cái — e.g. một ngôi chợ (one market)

Meanings of chợ in English

Noun

  1. a market (a kind of spacious site or gathering for trading)
    • chợ Đồng XuânĐồng Xuân market
    • chợ Bến ThànhBến Thành market

Words with chợ

chạy chợchợ búachợ cócchợ đầu mốichợ đêmchợ nổichợ phiênchợ trờichợ xanhchợ xổmđem con bỏ chợgiá chợhàng chợhội chợkẻ chợmang con bỏ chợtàu chợvỡ chợ

Idioms and sayings with chợ

  • khôn nhà dại chợ — clever at home but foolish out on the street; a smart aleck among family but timid among strangers

Example sentences with chợ

  • Tôi đã đi chợ để mua rau. I went to the market to buy vegetables.
  • Chợ này bán quần áo rất rẻ. This market sells very cheap clothes.
  • Vợ ông ấy đi ra chợ. His wife goes to the market.
  • Tôi muốn đi chợ cùng với bạn gái. I want to go to the market with my girlfriend.
  • Tom không để Mary đi chợ một mình. Tom doesn't let Mary go shopping by herself.
  • Vợ anh ấy đi chợ. His wife goes to the market.
  • Cô ấy đã đi chợ một lần mỗi tuần. She went to the market once a week.
  • Cô ấy đã đi chợ một lần một tuần. She went to the market once a week.

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, chợ could be written as 𢄂. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 市 (SV: thị).

Frequently asked questions

What does chợ mean in English?

chợ (noun) means "a market".

How do you pronounce chợ?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕəː˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [cəː˨˩˨]. Tones: chợ — heavy tone (nặng).

What classifier is used with chợ?

Common classifiers: ngôi, cái — for example "một ngôi chợ" (one a market).

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.