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chuyện

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chuyện means a story; a tale; or an anecdote.

Classifier: câu — e.g. một câu chuyện (one story)

Meanings of chuyện in English

Noun

  1. a story, a tale, or an anecdote
    • chuyện cổ tícha fairy tale
    • kể chuyệnto tell a story; to tell an anecdote
  2. matters; affairs ≈ việc
    • chuyện người đờiother people's business
    • nói chuyệnto talk, discuss, or chat
    • lắm/nhiều chuyệnnosy; inquisitive
  3. manufactured trouble
    • kiếm chuyệnto ask for trouble; to make something out of nothing
  4. misspelling misspelling of truyện (“storybook”)

Interjection

  1. duh!
    • Chuyện! Anh mày chứ ai!Duh! Of course it's yours truly right here!

Words with chuyện

Idioms and sayings with chuyện

Example sentences with chuyện

  • Ở nhà thì mọi chuyện vẫn ổn. Everything is all right at home.
  • Chuyện gì thế? Có vấn đề gì? What happened? What's your problem?
  • Chuyện gì đã qua thì cho qua. What is done cannot be undone.
  • Chuyện này đang cứ lạ dần đi. This is getting weirder.
  • Với Tom nó chỉ là chuyện nhỏ. It's easy for Tom.
  • Hắn tức giận về chuyện gì vậy? What is he angry about?
  • Tôi có chuyện cần nói với Tom. I need to speak to Tom.
  • Hãy gọi nếu có chuyện rắc rối. Call if there's trouble.

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, chuyện could be written as 傳, 𡀯. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 傳 (SV: truyện). Doublet of truyện, truyền, chuyền, and đồn.

Frequently asked questions

What does chuyện mean in English?

chuyện (noun) means "a story; a tale; or an anecdote".

How do you pronounce chuyện?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕwiən˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩˨]. Tones: chuyện — heavy tone (nặng).

What classifier is used with chuyện?

Common classifiers: câu — for example "một câu chuyện" (one a story).

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.