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khiến

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khiếnrisingsắc

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khiến means to cause; to make.

Meanings of khiến in English

Verb

  1. to cause (someone or something to do something); to make

Words with khiến

cầu khiếnsai khiến

Example sentences with khiến

  • Điều gì đã khiến bạn quay lại? What made you come back?
  • Điều gì khiến bạn thức khuya vậy? What keeps you up so late?
  • Thời tiết này đang khiến hoa héo. This weather is making the flowers wilt.
  • Điều đó không khiến tôi ngạc nhiên. It doesn't surprise me.
  • Tình huống này khiến tôi không vui. I'm not happy with this situation.
  • Tin tức khiến nó rất vui. The news made him happy.
  • Điều gì khiến bạn sợ nhất? What scares you most?
  • Người lạ khiến Tom bối rối. Outsiders make Tom nervous.

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, khiến could be written as 遣, 譴. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 遣 (SV: khiển).

Frequently asked questions

What does khiến mean in English?

khiến (verb) means "to cause; to make".

How do you pronounce khiến?

IPA: Hanoi [xiən˧˦]; Saigon [kʰiəŋ˦˥]. Tones: khiến — rising tone (sắc).

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.