chục
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Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
chục means ten; certain sets of numbers.
Meanings of chục in English
Noun
- ten
- một chục ngườiten men, one ten of men
- hai chục ngườitwenty men, two tens of men
- phần chụcthe first decimal place
- Mekong Delta certain sets of numbers, most usually a dozen but might be as high as eighteen
Noun
- colloquial ten thousand dongs
- một chụcten thousand dongs
- hai chụctwenty thousand dongs
Example sentences with chục
- Hàng chục ngàn con voi bị giết mỗi năm để lấy ngà. Tens of thousands of elephants are killed every year for their ivory tusks.
- Hàng chục nghìn con voi bị giết mỗi năm để lấy ngà. Tens of thousands of elephants are killed every year for their ivory tusks.
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, chục could be written as 逐, 𨔿, 𱑐. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *ɟuːk (“ten”). Cognate with Arem nhcùk.
Frequently asked questions
What does chục mean in English?
chục (noun) means "ten; certain sets of numbers".
How do you pronounce chục?
IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [cʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]. Tones: chục — heavy tone (nặng).