dựng

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

Hanoi [zɨŋ˧˨ʔ]Huế [jɨŋ˨˩ʔ]Saigon [jɨŋ˨˩˨] browser voice

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dựngheavynặng

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dựng means to make something upstanding; to erect; to raise.

Meanings of dựng in English

Verb

to make something upstanding; to erect; to raise
to build; to create; to set up

Words with dựng

dàn dựng dựng chuyện dựng đứng dựng xây gây dựng gầy dựng nhảy dựng phục dựng tạo dựng xây dựng

Example sentences with dựng

Nó đã làm tôi sợ dựng tóc gáy. It scared the daylights out of me.
Ban đầu Ðức Chúa Trời dựng nên trời đất. In the beginning God created Heaven and Earth.
Bộ phim được dựng dựa trên một cuốn tiểu thuyết. This film is based on a novel.
Tôi không thể chịu dựng được sự ghen tuông của cô ấy. I can't stand her jealousy.
Bộ phim được tạo ra bằng Linux – một hệ điều hành mã nguồn mở – và Blender – một bộ công cụ dựng hình 3D mã nguồn mở và miễn phí. The film was developed using the open source operating system Linux and Blender, a free and open source 3D creation suite.

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, dựng could be written as 𢸞, 鄧, 𢫡, 𥩯. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *pr-təŋʔ ~ *p-dəŋʔ (causative *pr- prefixed form of *təŋʔ, whence đứng). Cognate with Chut [Rục] pətɨŋ⁴. Compare Bahnar pơdơ̆ng.

Frequently asked questions

What does dựng mean in English?

dựng (verb) means "to make something upstanding; to erect; to raise".

How do you pronounce dựng?

IPA: Hanoi [zɨŋ˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [jɨŋ˨˩˨]. Tones: dựng — 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.