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dũng cảm

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Hanoi [zʊwŋ͡m˦ˀ˥ kaːm˧˩]Huế [jʊwŋ͡m˧˨ kaːm˧˨]Saigon [jʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦ kaːm˨˩˦] browser voice
Syllables · tones
dũngcreaky risingngãcảmdippinghỏi

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dũng cảm means brave; courageous.

Chinese characters: 勇敢

Meanings of dũng cảm in English

Adjective

  1. brave; courageous ≈ can đảmgan dạ
    • lòng dũng cảmcourage; bravery

Synonyms and antonyms of dũng cảm

Antonyms

hènhèn nhátnhát

Example sentences with dũng cảm

  • Tom là một người lính dũng cảm. Tom was a brave soldier.
  • Tom là một người dũng cảm. Tom is a brave person.
  • Gây sự với cô ấy, dũng cảm đấy. To pick a fight with her, that's courageous.
  • Cô ấy rất dũng cảm. She's very brave.
  • Dũng cảm lên. Be brave.
  • Đôi khi ta cần phải có dũng cảm để nói lên sự thật. Sometimes we need courage to speak the truth.
  • Năm mươi hiệp sĩ dũng cảm đã sẵn sàng cho trận đại chiến. Fifty brave knights were ready for the great battle.
  • Mặc dù muốn biết tên anh, tôi không có đủ dũng cảm, và tôi ngại đi hỏi. Even though I really want to know his name, I don't have enough courage, and I'm afraid to go ask.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 勇敢.

Frequently asked questions

What does dũng cảm mean in English?

dũng cảm (adjective) means "brave; courageous".

How do you pronounce dũng cảm?

IPA: Hanoi [zʊwŋ͡m˦ˀ˥ kaːm˧˩]; Saigon [jʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦ kaːm˨˩˦]. Tones: dũng — creaky rising tone (ngã), cảm — dipping tone (hỏi).

Is dũng cảm a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. dũng cảm is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 勇敢.

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.