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hồ

Level ≈A2 (approx.) noun Sino-Vietnamese Top 1,000 most common
Hanoi [ho˨˩]Huế [how˦˩]Saigon [how˨˩] browser voice
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hồfallinghuyền

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hồ means lake.

Chinese characters: 湖 Classifier: cái — e.g. một cái hồ (one lake)

Meanings of hồ in English

Noun

  1. lake

Noun

  1. glue ≈ keo
  2. abbreviation short for hồ xây (“mortar”) ≈ vữa

Noun

  1. arc

Words with hồ

biển hồhồ bơithợ hồHồ Chí Minhhồ sơhồ cáhồ cầmhồ cừuhồ hởihồ nghihồ thuỷhồ tiêuhồ trănhồ điệphồ đồhồ đồng

Example sentences with hồ

  • Mặt hồ đóng băng vào mùa đông. The lake froze over during the winter.
  • Trượt băng trên hồ này an toàn. It is safe to skate on this lake.
  • Nó ném hòn đá xuống hồ. He cast a stone into the pond.
  • Đây là hồ sâu nhất nước. This is the deepest lake of the country.
  • Có vài chiếc thuyền trên hồ. There were some boats on the lake.
  • An toàn khi trượt băng trên hồ này. It is safe to skate on this lake.
  • Cô ấy đã gieo mình xuống một cái hồ nào đó. She drowned herself in some lake.
  • Hồ Baikal ở Nga là hồ nước sâu nhất trên thế giới. Lake Baikal in Russia is the deepest lake in the world.

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, hồ could be written as 胡. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 湖.

Frequently asked questions

What does hồ mean in English?

hồ (noun) means "lake".

How do you pronounce hồ?

IPA: Hanoi [ho˨˩]; Saigon [how˨˩]. Tones: hồ — falling tone (huyền).

Is hồ a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. hồ is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 湖.

What classifier is used with hồ?

Common classifiers: cái — for example "một cái hồ" (one lake).

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.