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khoảng

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Hanoi [xwaːŋ˧˩]Huế [kʰwaːŋ˧˨]Saigon [kʰwaːŋ˨˩˦] browser voice
Syllables · tones
khoảngdippinghỏi

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khoảng means space; interval; span.

Meanings of khoảng in English

Noun

  1. space; interval; span; distance
  2. interval

Adverb

  1. formal about; approximately ≈ chừngcỡđộ

Words with khoảng

khoảng cáchkhoảng trống

Example sentences with khoảng

  • Trời mưa khoảng 1 tuần nay rồi. It's been raining for around a week.
  • Tôi chỉ biết khoảng 100 chữ Hán. I only know about 100 Chinese characters.
  • Nó cách đây khoảng 500 mét. It’s about 500 metres from here.
  • Tom chết vào khoảng nửa đêm. Tom died around midnight.
  • Lái xe từ đây đi khoảng 10 phút. It's about a ten-minute drive from here.
  • Họ đã đợi khoảng một tiếng đồng hồ. They waited for about an hour.
  • Tom xuất hiện vào khoảng 2 giờ rưỡi. Tom showed up at about 2:30.
  • Quán cà phê cách đây khoảng 600 mét. The coffee shop is about 600 metres from here.

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

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 曠 (SV: khoáng). Doublet of quãng.

Frequently asked questions

What does khoảng mean in English?

khoảng (noun) means "space; interval; span".

How do you pronounce khoảng?

IPA: Hanoi [xwaːŋ˧˩]; Saigon [kʰwaːŋ˨˩˦]. Tones: khoảng — dipping tone (hỏi).

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.