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giết

Level ≈A2 (approx.) verb Top 1,000 most common
Hanoi [ziət̚˧˦]Huế [jiək̚˦˧˥]Saigon [jiək̚˦˥] browser voice
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giết means to kill.

Meanings of giết in English

Verb

  1. to kill
    • giết ngườito kill a person
    • giết người hàng loạtto be a serial killer

Words with giết

chém giếtgiết chếtgiết chócgiết hạigiết mổgiết người

Idioms and sayings with giết

Example sentences with giết

  • Hắn ta giết anh trai của tôi. He killed my brother.
  • Tôi đang cố gắng giết thời gian. I was trying to kill time.
  • Ai đã cố giết cô ta? Who tried to kill her?
  • Bạn đang cố giết tôi à? Are you trying to kill me?
  • Tom là người đã giết Mary. Tom is the person who killed Mary.
  • Tom đang cố gắng giết tôi. Tom is trying to kill me.
  • Có bao nhiêu người bị giết? How many people were killed?
  • Cô ấy bị cáo buộc giết anh ta. She allegedly murdered him.

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, giết could be written as 折, 𢷄, 𪲽, 𣩂. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-ə-ceːt (surface form of morphologically *k-pr-ceːt, with *-pr- reduced to *-r- then to a vocalic element), the causative form of *k-ceːt (“to die”) (whence chết). Cognate with Chut [Rục] kuciːt⁷ ("to kill"), Proto-Monic *k-r-cət (“to kill”) (whence Mon ဂစိုတ်).

Frequently asked questions

What does giết mean in English?

giết (verb) means "to kill".

How do you pronounce giết?

IPA: Hanoi [ziət̚˧˦]; Saigon [jiək̚˦˥]. Tones: giết — rising tone (sắc).

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.