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dọn

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dọnheavynặng

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dọn means to arrange; to put in order.

Meanings of dọn in English

Verb

  1. to arrange; to put in order
    • dọn ngăn nắp đống sách vởto neatly arrange a bunch of books
  2. to clear (e.g. a table)
    • dọn phòngto clear one's room
  3. to move; to relocate
    • dọn nhà lên thành phốto move to a city

Words with dọn

dọn dẹpquét dọnthu dọn

Example sentences with dọn

  • Tôi mất ba ngày để dọn phòng. It took me three days to clean the room.
  • Cô ấy không bao giờ dọn giường cả. She never makes her bed.
  • Cô ta chẳng bao giờ dọn giường hết. She never makes her bed.
  • Tôi đã dành cả sáng để dọn phòng tôi. I've been cleaning my room all morning.
  • Bạn có thể dọn bàn cho tôi được không? Would you wipe the table for me?
  • Tôi đã dọn phòng xong từ nửa tiếng trước. I finished cleaning my room half an hour ago.
  • Dọn nhà đi. Clean the house.
  • Họ đang bận dọn nhà vì đã gần đến Giáng sinh rồi. They are busy cleaning their house because it's almost Christmas.

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, dọn could be written as 𢶿, 扽, 迍, 遁. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Cognate with Thavung ktɔːn⁴, Puoc kətɔːn, Khmu [Cuang] kdɔːn ("to prepare").

Frequently asked questions

What does dọn mean in English?

dọn (verb) means "to arrange; to put in order".

How do you pronounce dọn?

IPA: Hanoi [zɔn˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [jɔŋ˨˩˨]. Tones: dọn — heavy tone (nặng).

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.