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hút

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Hanoi [hut̚˧˦]Huế [hʊk̚˦˧˥]Saigon [hʊk͡p̚˦˥] browser voice
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hútrisingsắc

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hút means to absorb; to suck.

Meanings of hút in English

Verb

  1. to absorb, to suck
    • ống húta drinking straw
  2. to attract (iron)
  3. colloquial to attract
    • Quán đó hút khách dữ lắm.That store attracts a lot of customers.
  4. to smoke
    • hút thuốcto smoke (a cigarette)

Words with hút

cuốn húthút hítống hútthu húthút thuốchút chìmhút hồn

Example sentences with hút

  • Cô ấy phải ngưng hút thôi. She has to stop smoking.
  • Cô ấy hút 20 điếu thuốc một ngày. She smokes 20 cigarettes a day.
  • Mày vừa hút vape à? Were you vaping?
  • Bạn đang hút bụi à? Are you vacuuming?
  • Muỗi cắn và hút máu. Mosquitoes bite and suck blood.
  • Bà ta hút 20 điếu thuốc lá một ngày. She smokes 20 cigarettes a day.
  • Con ong đã bay vào hoa, rồi hút mật. The bee flew to the flower and drank the nectar.
  • Mỗi ngày bố tôi hút một bao thuốc lá. My father smokes a pack of cigarettes a day.

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, hút could be written as 吸, 唿. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *hut ~ *huut ~ *huət ~ *huc ~ *huuc ~ *huəc; cognate with Khmer ហុត (hot, “to suck up”) and Bahnar huch.

Frequently asked questions

What does hút mean in English?

hút (verb) means "to absorb; to suck".

How do you pronounce hút?

IPA: Hanoi [hut̚˧˦]; Saigon [hʊk͡p̚˦˥]. Tones: hút — 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.