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dừng

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Syllables · tones
dừngfallinghuyền

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dừng means to stop; to halt.

Meanings of dừng in English

Verb

  1. to stop; to halt ≈ dứtngừngngưng
    • dừng lại rồi sẽ thấyease and you'll see

Noun

  1. a material made from bamboo, used to build walls

Verb

  1. dialectal to build walls using phên, cót, etc.

Words with dừng

dừng lại

Idioms and sayings with dừng

Example sentences with dừng

  • Cô ấy phải dừng hút thuốc lá. She has to stop smoking.
  • Không bao giờ dừng việc học lại. Never stop learning.
  • Cô ấy phải dừng hút thuốc. She has to stop smoking.
  • Không có ai có thể dừng thời gian. No one can stop the time from passing.
  • Hãy dừng việc này lại. Let's stop doing this.
  • Tom dừng đọc giữa chừng. Tom stopped reading mid-sentence.
  • Xe buýt có dừng ở đây không vậy ? Does the bus stop here?
  • Anh ấy tạm dừng. He paused.

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, dừng could be written as 仍, 仃, 亭, 𥩯. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 停 (“to stop”, SV: đình). Compare đừng.

Frequently asked questions

What does dừng mean in English?

dừng (verb) means "to stop; to halt".

How do you pronounce dừng?

IPA: Hanoi [zɨŋ˨˩]; Saigon [jɨŋ˨˩]. Tones: dừng — falling tone (huyền).

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.