giật

Level ≈B2 (approx.) verb Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [zət̚˧˨ʔ]Huế [jək̚˨˩ʔ]Saigon [jək̚˨˩˨] browser voice

Syllables · tones

giậtheavynặng

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giật means to pull forcibly; to snatch.

Meanings of giật in English

Verb

to pull forcibly; to snatch
to abruptly move away and then back to the original position; to jerk
to win (award, prize); to earn

Words with giật

co giật cướp giật giật gân giật mình gió giật sản giật

Example sentences with giật

Gió ở khu vực này giật với vận tốc hơn 100 dặm một giờ. Winds in this area gust at more than one hundred miles an hour.

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, giật could be written as 抶, 迭, 秩, 帙. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does giật mean in English?

giật (verb) means "to pull forcibly; to snatch".

How do you pronounce giật?

IPA: Hanoi [zət̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [jək̚˨˩˨]. Tones: giật — 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.