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mong muốn

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Hanoi [mawŋ͡m˧˧ muən˧˦]Huế [mawŋ͡m˧˧ muəŋ˦˧˥]Saigon [mawŋ͡m˧˧ muəŋ˦˥] browser voice
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mong muốn means to wish; to desire.

Meanings of mong muốn in English

Verb

  1. to wish; to desire
    • có tác dụng (như) mong muốnto produce the desired effect

Noun

  1. desire

Example sentences with mong muốn

  • Đã xảy ra lỗi không mong muốn. An unexpected error has occurred.
  • Một lỗi không mong muốn đã xảy ra. An unexpected error has occurred.
  • Bạn còn có thể mong muốn gì hơn nữa? What more could you want?
  • Tôi không trả được nhiều như tôi mong muốn. I don't get paid as much as I'd like to be.
  • Không phải đó chính là điều họ mong muốn sao? Isn't that what they want?
  • Ken mong muốn trau dồi vốn tiếng Anh của bản thân. Ken wishes to brush up his English.
  • Tom và Mary nói là họ chưa bao giờ mong muốn điều này xảy ra. Tom and Mary said they never wanted this to happen.
  • Thưa ngài Tổng thống, chính niềm mong muốn dân chủ đã làm sụp đổ bức tường Berlin. Mr President, it was yearning for democracy that brought down the Berlin Wall.

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

Etymology

mong (“to hope, to expect, to long for”) + muốn (“to want”).

Frequently asked questions

What does mong muốn mean in English?

mong muốn (verb) means "to wish; to desire".

How do you pronounce mong muốn?

IPA: Hanoi [mawŋ͡m˧˧ muən˧˦]; Saigon [mawŋ͡m˧˧ muəŋ˦˥]. Tones: mong — level tone (ngang), muốn — rising tone (sắc).

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.