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lưới

Level ≈B2 (approx.) noun Top 3,000 most common
Hanoi [lɨəj˧˦]Huế [lɨj˨˩˦]Saigon [lɨj˦˥] browser voice
Syllables · tones
lướirisingsắc

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

lưới means net.

Classifier: tấm, cái — e.g. một tấm lưới (one net)

Meanings of lưới in English

Noun

  1. net

Words with lưới

dưa lướiđiện lướilưới trờimàng lướimạng lướilưới lửa

Example sentences with lưới

  • Quả bóng chạm lưới. The ball hit the net.
  • Cậu bé đã bắt con chim đó bằng một tấm lưới. The boy captured the bird with a net.
  • Một bàn cờ vua có 64 ô vuông bằng nhau nằm theo lưới 8x8. A chess board has 64 squares of equal size in an 8x8 grid.
  • Tom đã rơi vào lưới tình. Nhưng với ai? Đúng rồi đấy, là với Maria! Tom fell in love. But with who? That's right, with Maria!

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, lưới could be written as 䋥. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Vietic *-laːjʔ (“net”). Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] laːj³.

Frequently asked questions

What does lưới mean in English?

lưới (noun) means "net".

How do you pronounce lưới?

IPA: Hanoi [lɨəj˧˦]; Saigon [lɨj˦˥]. Tones: lưới — rising tone (sắc).

What classifier is used with lưới?

Common classifiers: tấm, cái — for example "một tấm lưới" (one net).

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.