hạ

Level ≈B1 (approx.) nounverb Sino-Vietnamese Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [haː˧˨ʔ]Huế [haː˨˩ʔ]Saigon [haː˨˩˨] browser voice

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hạheavynặng

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hạ means summer.

Chinese characters: 夏

Meanings of hạ in English

Noun

literary summer ≈ hè
- xuân hạ thu đôngspring, summer, fall and winter

Verb

to lower
to play (a card)
to bring down, to take down
- bắn hạto shoot down
in a competition to defeat

Words with hạ

Synonyms and antonyms of hạ

Antonyms

nâng

Example sentences with hạ

Tôi đang chuẩn bị hạ màn. I am going to lower the curtain.
Tàu của chúng ta không thể hạ chúng. Our ship cannot beat them.
Tao sẽ bắn hạ nó. I'm gonna shoot him.
Hãy hạ vũ khí xuống. Put down your weapons.
Một năm có bốn mùa: xuân, hạ, thu, đông. There are four seasons in a year: spring, summer, fall and winter.
Hạ vũ khí xuống. Lower your weapon.
Mỗi ngày người ta đốn hạ hàng ngàn cây xanh trên thế giới. Every day people cut down thousands of trees in the world.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 夏. Doublet of hè. Compare xe and xa, chè and trà. Also compare Japanese go-on reading げ (ge) and kan-on reading か (ka) of the same Chinese word.

Frequently asked questions

What does hạ mean in English?

hạ (noun) means "summer".

How do you pronounce hạ?

IPA: Hanoi [haː˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [haː˨˩˨]. Tones: hạ — heavy tone (nặng).

Is hạ a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. hạ is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 夏.

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.