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chuông

Level ≈A2 (approx.) noun Top 1,000 most common
Hanoi [t͡ɕuəŋ˧˧]Huế [t͡ɕuəŋ˧˧]Saigon [cuəŋ˧˧] browser voice
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chuông means a bell.

Classifier: cái, chiếc — e.g. một cái chuông (one bell)

Meanings of chuông in English

Noun

  1. a bell
    • Chuông gọi/nguyện hồn aiFor Whom the Bell Tolls
    • Đeo/Treo chuông cổ mèoBelling the Cat
  2. the alarm sound of a timepiece or the ringtone of a telephone
    • đồng hồ/điện thoại đổ chuônga clock/phone rings
    • nhạc chuônga ringtone

Words with chuông

Example sentences with chuông

  • Điện thoại của tôi đổ chuông. My phone rang.
  • Tôi đã nghe thấy tiếng chuông điện thoại. I heard the phone ring.
  • Tom là người làm chuông. Tom is a bellfounder.
  • Chuông báo cháy vang lên. The fire alarm rang.
  • Cô ấy vừa định đi tắm thì chuông reo. She was just about to take a bath when the bell rang.
  • Tôi có nghe thấy tiếng chuông điện thoại reo. I heard the phone ring.
  • Tôi đang định ra ngoài thì chuông điện thoại reo. I was going out, when the telephone rang.
  • Chuông reo và học sinh bắt đầu chạy ra khỏi trường. The bell rang and students began to rush out of the school.

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, chuông could be written as 鍾, 鐘. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 鐘 (SV: chung).

Frequently asked questions

What does chuông mean in English?

chuông (noun) means "a bell".

How do you pronounce chuông?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕuəŋ˧˧]; Saigon [cuəŋ˧˧]. Tones: chuông — level tone (ngang).

What classifier is used with chuông?

Common classifiers: cái, chiếc — for example "một cái chuông" (one a bell).

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.