khuyên
Hanoi [xwiən˧˧]Huế [kʰwiəŋ˧˧]Saigon [kʰwiəŋ˧˧] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
khuyên means to advise or recommend.
Chinese characters: 圈
Meanings of khuyên in English
Verb
- to advise or recommend
Noun
- ring, now chiefly earring
Noun
- white-eye, any of the passerine birds of the family Zosteropidae, native to Africa, Asia, and Australasia, typically having a ring of tiny white feathers around their eyes
Words with khuyên
Example sentences with khuyên
- Cậu khuyên tớ nên làm gì? What would you recommend that I do?
- Tôi khuyên bạn hãy nghe tôi. I advise you to listen to me.
- Anh ấy đã khuyên tôi đi tới đó. He advised me to go there.
- Cô ấy khuyên anh ta đến lúc 2:30. She advised him to come by 2:30.
- Tôi đã khuyên anh ấy không lái xe. I advised him not to drive.
- Tôi khuyên anh ấy không nên lái xe. I advised him not to drive.
- Cậu nên khuyên Tom đừng làm việc đó. You'd better tell Tom not to do that.
- Tom không muốn nghe lời khuyên từ Mary. Tom doesn't want to take advice from Mary.
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, khuyên could be written as 𡅳. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 勸 (“to advise”, SV: khuyến).
Frequently asked questions
What does khuyên mean in English?
khuyên (verb) means "to advise or recommend".
How do you pronounce khuyên?
IPA: Hanoi [xwiən˧˧]; Saigon [kʰwiəŋ˧˧]. Tones: khuyên — level tone (ngang).
Is khuyên a Sino-Vietnamese word?
Yes. khuyên is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 圈.