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chung

Level ≈A2 (approx.) adjectivenounverb Sino-Vietnamese Top 1,000 most common
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chung means general; common; public.

Chinese characters: 鍾

Meanings of chung in English

Adjective

  1. general; common; public

Noun

  1. small handleless cup (usually for drinking alcohol)

Verb

  1. in compounds to end; to finish

Words with chung

chung chạchung cưchung đụngchung quanhdanh từ chungnói chungcáo chungchung cuộcchung kếtchung khảochung thânchung thuỷlâm chungthuỷ chungvô thuỷ vô chungchung tìnhchung chiêngchung chungchung quychung sứcchung thủy

Example sentences with chung

  • Hai bạn có rất nhiều điểm chung. You two have a lot in common.
  • Chúng ta có chung hội bạn. We have the same group of friends.
  • Chúng ta có chung nhóm bạn. We have the same group of friends.
  • Dùng chung dù với tôi không? Won't you share my umbrella?
  • Cho tôi vào chung ô với cậu nhé. Let me in under your umbrella.
  • Họ có chung sở thích về âm nhạc. They share a love for music.
  • Chúng ta có cùng có chung nhóm bạn. We have the same group of friends.
  • Tom và tôi phải hát chung với nhau. Tom and I have to sing together.

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, chung could be written as 終, 喠. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 眾 (SV: chúng). See also the variant xung found in xung quanh.

Frequently asked questions

What does chung mean in English?

chung (adjective) means "general; common; public".

How do you pronounce chung?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧]; Saigon [cʊwŋ͡m˧˧]. Tones: chung — level tone (ngang).

Is chung a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. chung is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 鍾.

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.