khoan

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

Hanoi [xwaːn˧˧]Huế [kʰwaːŋ˧˧]Saigon [kʰwaːŋ˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

khoanlevelngang

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

khoan means a drill.

Chinese characters: 寬 Classifier: mũi — e.g. một mũi khoan (one drill)

Meanings of khoan in English

Noun

a drill

Verb

to drill

Adverb

to wait a bit

Words with khoan

khoan dung khoan hồng khoan khoái khoan nhượng khoan thai

Example sentences with khoan

Tôi đang xem ti vi thì hàng xóm bắt đầu khoan tường. I was watching TV when my neighbor started to drill a wall.

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, khoan could be written as 鑧. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 寬.

Frequently asked questions

What does khoan mean in English?

khoan (noun) means "a drill".

How do you pronounce khoan?

IPA: Hanoi [xwaːn˧˧]; Saigon [kʰwaːŋ˧˧]. Tones: khoan — level tone (ngang).

Is khoan a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. khoan is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 寬.

What classifier is used with khoan?

Common classifiers: mũi — for example "một mũi khoan" (one a drill).

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.