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khối

Level ≈B2 (approx.) nounadjectiveadverb Sino-Vietnamese Top 3,000 most common
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khốirisingsắc

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khối means block; mass; piece.

Chinese characters: 塊

Meanings of khối in English

Noun

  1. block; mass; piece
  2. bloc (group of countries acting together for political or economic goals)
  3. cube (of a length); cubed
  4. colloquial a myriad of something or somebody ≈ ốivô sốhằng hà sa số

Adjective

  1. cubic (Used in the names of units of volume)

Adverb

  1. informal Used to end and emphasize a negative clause so as to defy a previous statement of the other speaker(s): no way
    • Làm ăn như thế thì có mà thạo khốiTo look at how the boy was doing the task, there's no way he can handle it.

Words with khối

khối lượngkhối núiphân tử khối

Example sentences with khối

  • Cô ấy sở hữu khối tài sản kếch xù. She owns a large property.
  • Chúng tôi nhấn mạnh tầm quan trọng của việc thực hành nói từ những khối học đầu tiên. We place an emphasis on verbal practice from the very first classes.
  • Khối vuông có sáu mặt: một đằng trước, một đằng sau, một bên trên, một bên dưới, một bên trái và một bên phải. The cube has six sides: one in front, one at the back, one on top, one at the bottom, one on the left, and one on the right.
  • Tôi đã làm việc ở bệnh viện Rùa gần 14 năm rổi, và Emma vinh dự khi được xử lí những khối u trông đáng sợ nhất tôi từng thấy. I've been working at the Turtle Hospital for almost 14 years, and Emma takes the cake for the scariest-looking tumor that I've seen.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 塊.

Frequently asked questions

What does khối mean in English?

khối (noun) means "block; mass; piece".

How do you pronounce khối?

IPA: Hanoi [xoj˧˦]; Saigon [kʰoj˦˥]. Tones: khối — rising tone (sắc).

Is khối a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. khối is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 塊.

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.