kiêm

conjunction Sino-Vietnamese

Hanoi [kiəm˧˧]Huế [kiəm˧˧]Saigon [kim˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

kiêmlevelngang

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

kiêm means and.

Chinese characters: 兼

Meanings of kiêm in English

Conjunction

Used to join the names of multiple positions or jobs of the same person; and.
- viện trưởng kiêm tổng biên tập tạp chípresident and editor-in-chief of a magazine
- đạo diễn kiêm diễn viêndirector–actor

Words with kiêm

kiêm nhiệm

Example sentences with kiêm

Anh ấy là một tiểu thuyết gia kiêm hoạ sĩ. He is a novelist and a painter.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 兼.

Frequently asked questions

What does kiêm mean in English?

kiêm (conjunction) means "and".

How do you pronounce kiêm?

IPA: Hanoi [kiəm˧˧]; Saigon [kim˧˧]. Tones: kiêm — level tone (ngang).

Is kiêm a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. kiêm is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 兼.

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. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.