TuDien.NgonNguViet.comVietnamese ⇄ English dictionary

huỷ

Level ≈B1 (approx.) verb Sino-Vietnamese Top 3,000 most common
Hanoi [hwi˧˩]Huế [hwɪj˧˨]Saigon [wɪj˨˩˦] browser voice
Syllables · tones
huỷdippinghỏi

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

huỷ means to terminate; to cancel.

Chinese characters: 毀

Meanings of huỷ in English

Verb

  1. to terminate; to cancel
    • huỷ giấy tờto cancel one's papers
    • huỷ bản hợp đồngto terminate a contract
  2. in compounds reverse

Words with huỷ

huỷ bỏhuỷ diệthuỷ hoạiphá huỷ

Example sentences with huỷ

  • Buổi bắn pháo hoa đã bị huỷ. The fireworks display was cancelled.
  • Tôi đã huỷ cuộc hẹn với cô ấy. I canceled an appointment with her.
  • Chúng tôi phải huỷ chuyến đi đến Nhật Bản. We must cancel our trip to Japan.
  • Cái ác tự huỷ. Evil destroys itself.
  • Cuộc bầu cử đã bị huỷ một cách vi hiến. The election was unconstitutionally cancelled.
  • Động từ tiếng Anh "86" bắt nguồn từ ngành dịch vụ ẩm thực, và ban đầu có nghĩa là huỷ đơn đặt hàng. The English verb "86" originates in the food service industry, and referred originally to canceling an order.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 毀.

Frequently asked questions

What does huỷ mean in English?

huỷ (verb) means "to terminate; to cancel".

How do you pronounce huỷ?

IPA: Hanoi [hwi˧˩]; Saigon [wɪj˨˩˦]. Tones: huỷ — dipping tone (hỏi).

Is huỷ a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. huỷ is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 毀.

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.