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lịch

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lịch means a calendar.

Chinese characters: 曆 Classifier: cuốn, quyển — e.g. một cuốn lịch (one calendar)

Meanings of lịch in English

Noun

  1. a calendar
  2. a timetable or schedule with specific dates rather than days of the week
    • lịch học/làm việca learning/work schedule

Noun

  1. Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam Central Vietnam and Southern Vietnam form of lệch (“eel of the genus Pisodonophis”)

Adjective

  1. Southern Vietnam Southern Vietnam form of lệch (“inclined; uneven; aberrant”)

Words with lịch

Example sentences with lịch

  • Để tôi kiểm tra lịch học của họ. Let me check their class schedule.
  • Tôi phải treo cuốn lịch này ở đâu? Where should I hang the calendar?
  • Tôi đã xếp lại lịch. I rescheduled.
  • Kiểm tra lịch đi. Check the calendar.
  • Ở Trung Quốc, người ta mừng năm mới theo lịch âm. In China, they celebrate the New Year by the lunar calendar.
  • Tôi đã kín lịch tuần này rồi, nhưng tôi hy vọng chúng ta có thể gặp nhau vào cuối tuần. I’m fully booked this week, but I hope we can get together on the weekend.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 曆.

Frequently asked questions

What does lịch mean in English?

lịch (noun) means "a calendar".

How do you pronounce lịch?

IPA: Hanoi [lïk̟̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [lɨt̚˨˩˨]. Tones: lịch — heavy tone (nặng).

Is lịch a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. lịch is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 曆.

What classifier is used with lịch?

Common classifiers: cuốn, quyển — for example "một cuốn lịch" (one a calendar).

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.