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hành khách

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Hanoi [hajŋ̟˨˩ xajk̟̚˧˦]Huế [hɛɲ˦˩ kʰat̚˦˧˥]Saigon [han˨˩ kʰat̚˦˥] browser voice
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hànhfallinghuyềnkháchrisingsắc

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hành khách means a passenger.

Meanings of hành khách in English

Noun

  1. a passenger

Example sentences with hành khách

  • Có 13 hành khách đã nhập viện. Thirteen passengers were hospitalized.
  • Có tổng cộng 30 hành khách trên xe buýt. There are 30 passengers in total on the bus.
  • Toàn bộ hành khách đều bị thương trong vụ tai nạn xe hơi. All passengers were injured in the car accident.
  • Vụ tai nạn xe hơi khủng khiếp đã giết chết tất cả các hành khách. The terrible car accident killed all passengers.
  • Vụ tai nạn xe hơi khủng khiếp đã khiến tất cả hành khách thiệt mạng. The terrible car accident killed all passengers.
  • Lúc máy bay gặp gió xoáy, phi công yêu cầu hành khách thắt dây an toàn. As the plane was approaching turbulence, the pilot asked the passengers aboard the plane to fasten their seat belts.
  • Phi công của máy bay dân dụng là người chịu trách nhiệm cho sự an toàn của hành khách. The pilot of an airliner is responsible for the safety of passengers.

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, hành khách could be written as 行客. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 行 (“to go”) and 客 (“guest; customer”). Compare Japanese 行客 (kōkaku, kōkyaku, “road traveler”).

Frequently asked questions

What does hành khách mean in English?

hành khách (noun) means "a passenger".

How do you pronounce hành khách?

IPA: Hanoi [hajŋ̟˨˩ xajk̟̚˧˦]; Saigon [han˨˩ kʰat̚˦˥]. Tones: hành — falling tone (huyền), khách — 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.