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mặt

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mặt means face.

Classifier: cái, bộ, gương, khuôn, bản — e.g. một cái mặt (one face)

Meanings of mặt in English

Noun

  1. face (front part of head)
  2. face (facial expression)
  3. face (public image)
  4. face (geometry: bounding surface of a polyhedron)
  5. face (surface, especially a front or outer one)
  6. aspect; dimension
    • về nhiều mặtin many aspects

Adjective

  1. archaic right (of direction) ≈ phải
    • tay mặtthe right hand/arm

Words with mặt

bề mặtbục mặtchạm mặtchóng mặtcó mặtdằn mặtđỏ mặtđối mặtgiỡn mặtgóp mặtlật mặtmáu mặtmặt cắtmặt dàymặt đấtmặt hàngmặt khácmặt màymặt mũimặt nạmặt nướcmặt tiềnmặt trậnmặt trờimất mặtnở mặtra mặtsắc mặtmặt trăngmặt bằng

Idioms and sayings with mặt

Example sentences with mặt

  • Anh ấy đã ngủ úp mặt xuống. He was sleeping on his face.
  • Anh ấy đã ngủ sấp mặt xuống. He was sleeping on his face.
  • Tôi có buổi gặp mặt với Tom. I have a meeting with Tom.
  • Hãy dùng khăn lau khô mặt đi. Dry your face with a towel.
  • Mặt hồ đóng băng vào mùa đông. The lake froze over during the winter.
  • Tom và Mary đã rửa mặt. Tom and Mary washed their faces.
  • Dùng khăn lau khô mặt đi. Dry your face with a towel.
  • Tránh voi chả xấu mặt nào. Let sleeping dogs lie.

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, mặt could be written as 末, 𩈘, 𫖀, 𬰠. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Attested as mặt in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).

Frequently asked questions

What does mặt mean in English?

mặt (noun) means "face".

How do you pronounce mặt?

IPA: Hanoi [mat̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [mak̚˨˩˨]. Tones: mặt — heavy tone (nặng).

What classifier is used with mặt?

Common classifiers: cái, bộ, gương, khuôn, bản — for example "một cái mặt" (one face).

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.