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hội

Level ≈B2 (approx.) noun Sino-Vietnamese Top 3,000 most common
Hanoi [hoj˧˨ʔ]Huế [hoj˨˩ʔ]Saigon [hoj˨˩˨] browser voice
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hộiheavynặng

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hội means an assembly; union or confederation.

Chinese characters: 會

Meanings of hội in English

Noun

  1. an assembly, union or confederation
    • Hội Liên hiệp Phụ nữ Việt NamVietnam Women’s Union
  2. a festival
    • hội hèa summer festival
  3. cycle of sixty years ≈ Can Chi

Words with hội

chi hộicơ hộidạ hộiđại hộiđô hộigiáo hộihiệp hộihội âmhội chẩnhội chợhội chứnghội đàmhội đoànhội đồnghội hèhội họphội nghịhội ngộhội nhậphội quánhội thaohội thảohội thẩmhội thoạihội trườnghội trưởnghội tụhội viênhội ýkhai hội

Example sentences with hội

  • Chúng ta có chung hội bạn. We have the same group of friends.

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, hội could be written as 㑹. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 會 (“to gather; to assemble”).

Frequently asked questions

What does hội mean in English?

hội (noun) means "an assembly; union or confederation".

How do you pronounce hội?

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

Is hội a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. hội is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 會.

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.