khoa

Level ≈B2 (approx.) noun Sino-Vietnamese Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [xwaː˧˧]Huế [kʰwaː˧˧]Saigon [kʰwaː˧˧] browser voice

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khoalevelngang

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khoa means a faculty or department.

Chinese characters: 科

Meanings of khoa in English

Noun

of a university a faculty or department ≈ chuyên khoa
- Khoa Tiếng Anh, Trường Đại học Hà Nộithe English Faculty, Hanoi University
- Khoa Dược, Đại Học Y Dược Tp. Hồ Chí Minhthe Department of Pharmacy, the University of Medicine and Pharmacy at[sic] Ho Chi Minh City
- Khoa Chấn thương chỉnh hình, Bệnh viện Bạch Maithe Orthopedics Department, Bạch Mai Hospital

Words with khoa

bách khoa chuyên khoa dược khoa đa khoa khoa cấp cứu khoa-cử khoa học ngoại khoa nha khoa nhi khoa nội khoa phụ khoa sản khoa sản phụ khoa văn khoa y khoa khoa sản khoa trương

Example sentences with khoa

Rand Paul tự nhận mình là bác sĩ khoa mắt. Rand Paul is a self-certified ophthalmologist.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 科 (“branch of study; department”).

Frequently asked questions

What does khoa mean in English?

khoa (noun) means "a faculty or department".

How do you pronounce khoa?

IPA: Hanoi [xwaː˧˧]; Saigon [kʰwaː˧˧]. Tones: khoa — level tone (ngang).

Is khoa a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. khoa is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 科.

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.