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chiếu

Level ≈B1 (approx.) verbnoun Sino-Vietnamese Top 3,000 most common
Hanoi [t͡ɕiəw˧˦]Huế [t͡ɕiw˨˩˦]Saigon [ciw˦˥] browser voice
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chiếu means to project; to check.

Chinese characters: 照

Meanings of chiếu in English

Verb

  1. to project
    • phép chiếu song songorthographic projection
  2. to check
    • Chiếu tướng/vua!Check!
    • chiếu hết/bícheckmate
  3. to emit light onto a surface; to light up, to shine, to project onto, etc.
    • chiếu sángto light up/shine
    • máy chiếua projector
  4. to display a movie in a theater, by projection or otherwise
    • công chiếuto release a movie

Noun

  1. a sown mat made of straw strands or bamboo pieces
  2. seat; rank

Noun

  1. imperial order
    • Chiếu dời đôThe Imperial Order to Move the Capital

Words with chiếu

Example sentences with chiếu

  • Cậu ta là tấm chiếu mới. He is ignorant of the world.
  • Cậu ta là một tấm chiếu mới chưa trải. He is ignorant of the world.
  • Khi chúng tôi đến, bộ phim đang chiếu rồi. When we arrived, the film had already started.
  • Nước chiếu có thể bị hoá giải bằng cách bắt quân tấn công. Checks can be resolved by capturing the attacking piece.
  • Đợi đến lúc bạn đến được đây thì bộ phim đã bắt đầu chiếu rồi. By the time you get here, the film will have started.

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, chiếu could be written as 詔, 𥴜, 照, 𬡰. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 照.

Frequently asked questions

What does chiếu mean in English?

chiếu (verb) means "to project; to check".

How do you pronounce chiếu?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕiəw˧˦]; Saigon [ciw˦˥]. Tones: chiếu — rising tone (sắc).

Is chiếu a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. chiếu is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 照.

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.