hình dung

Level ≈B2 (approx.) verbnoun Sino-Vietnamese Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [hïŋ˨˩ zʊwŋ͡m˧˧]Huế [hɨn˦˩ jʊwŋ͡m˧˧]Saigon [hɨn˨˩ jʊwŋ͡m˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

hìnhfallinghuyền dunglevelngang

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hình dung means to envision; to imagine; to visualize.

Chinese characters: 形容

Meanings of hình dung in English

Verb

to envision; to imagine; to visualize

Noun

archaic, of a person appearance ≈ hình dong

Example sentences with hình dung

Và tôi đã hình dung rằng sẽ không nhiều người đến. And I imagined that not many people would come.
Lời nói của cha làm tôi đau đớn hơn những gì tôi đã hình dung. My father’s words hurt me deeper than I could ever imagine.
Bạn có thể hình dung được cuộc sống sẽ như thế nào nếu không có điện không? Can you imagine what our lives would be like without electricity?

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 形容.

Frequently asked questions

What does hình dung mean in English?

hình dung (verb) means "to envision; to imagine; to visualize".

How do you pronounce hình dung?

IPA: Hanoi [hïŋ˨˩ zʊwŋ͡m˧˧]; Saigon [hɨn˨˩ jʊwŋ͡m˧˧]. Tones: hình — falling tone (huyền), dung — level tone (ngang).

Is hình dung a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. hình dung is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 形容.

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.