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lê

Level ≈B1 (approx.) nounverb Sino-Vietnamese Top 3,000 most common
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lê means pear.

Chinese characters: 梨 Classifier: cây, trái, quả — e.g. một cây lê (one pear)

Meanings of lê in English

Noun

  1. pear

Verb

  1. to drag something

Words with lê

kéo lêlê dươnglê lalê thê

Example sentences with lê

  • Ziri nghe tiếng lê lết ngoài hành lang. Ziri heard a dragging sound in the hallway.
  • Quân đội của Na-pô-lê-ông đã tiến đến tận Mát-xcơ-va. Napoleon's army advanced up to Moscow.
  • Tôi đang ăn lê. I am eating a pear.
  • Tôi sống ở Chi-lê. I live in Chile.
  • Vào năm 2009, Sê-lê-na Gô-mét đã được lựa chọn để trở thành Đại sứ trẻ nhất của Quỹ Nhi đồng Liên hợp quốc tại Mỹ. In 2009, Selena Gomez became the youngest person to be named a United Nations Children's Fund Ambassador in the United States.

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, lê could be written as 黎. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 梨.

Frequently asked questions

What does lê mean in English?

lê (noun) means "pear".

How do you pronounce lê?

IPA: Hanoi [le˧˧]; Saigon [lej˧˧]. Tones: lê — level tone (ngang).

Is lê a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. lê is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 梨.

What classifier is used with lê?

Common classifiers: cây, trái, quả — for example "một cây lê" (one pear).

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.