di

Level ≈B2 (approx.) verb Sino-Vietnamese Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [zi˧˧]Huế [jɪj˧˧]Saigon [jɪj˧˧] browser voice

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di means to change position; to move.

Chinese characters: 移

Meanings of di in English

Verb

colloquial to change position; to move

Words with di

di căn di chuyển di cư di dân di động di tản di thực di sản di chúc di chỉ di chứng di cảo di duệ Di-gan di hài di lí Di Lặc di ngôn di truyền di tích di vật di ảnh

Example sentences with di

Tôi sẽ di Luân Đôn sáng mai. I will go to London tomorrow morning.
Ai đã phát hiện ra ra-di-um? Who discovered radium?

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 移.

Frequently asked questions

What does di mean in English?

di (verb) means "to change position; to move".

How do you pronounce di?

IPA: Hanoi [zi˧˧]; Saigon [jɪj˧˧]. Tones: di — level tone (ngang).

Is di a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. di is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 移.

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.