dải

Level ≈B1 (approx.) noun Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [zaːj˧˩]Huế [jaːj˧˨]Saigon [jaːj˨˩˦] browser voice

Syllables · tones

dảidippinghỏi

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

dải means strip.

Meanings of dải in English

Noun

strip
- dải băngstrip of ribbon
- dải đấtstrip/stretch of land
- dải Ga-dathe Gaza Strip

Words with dải

dải phân cách đậu dải đậu dải áo

Example sentences with dải

Cô ta thắt một dải băng quanh eo. She girded her waist with a belt.
Dải Ngân hà có bao nhiêu ngôi sao? How many stars does the Milky Way contain?
Tom đặt dải băng lên cánh tay của Mary. Tom put a bandage on Mary's arm.
Israel nên dỡ bỏ lệnh phong tỏa mà nước này ban hành tại dải Gaza. Israel should lift the blockade it imposed on Gaza.
Người ta đã tính toán rằng có khoảng 36 nền văn minh tân tiến trong Dải Ngân Hà. They calculated there are about 36 advanced civilizations in the Milky Way.

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, dải could be written as 𦄂, 𢄩, 𧞊. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 帶 (SV: đái). Compare giải (“award (ribbon)”).

Frequently asked questions

What does dải mean in English?

dải (noun) means "strip".

How do you pronounce dải?

IPA: Hanoi [zaːj˧˩]; Saigon [jaːj˨˩˦]. Tones: dải — dipping tone (hỏi).

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.