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nổi

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Hanoi [noj˧˩]Huế [noj˧˨]Saigon [noj˨˩˦] browser voice
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nổi means to float; to overfloat.

Meanings of nổi in English

Verb

  1. to float; to overfloat
  2. to rise; to develop
  3. to swell; to swell out; to appear
  4. colloquial to be popular
    • Dạo này có bài nào nổi?What songs are popular these days?

Adverb

  1. be able to; to be capable of; to be in a position to ≈ đượcxuể
    • Hai người thì khiêng nổi cái ghế bành nặng trịch này chứ một mình em đâu có khiêng nổi.Two people can carry this heavy armchair; I can not carry it alone.
    • 7 người mới khiêng nổi cá hô dài 1,8mA 1.8-meter-long giant barb that can only be carried by seven people (a 2014 VnExpress article)

Words with nổi

Example sentences with nổi

  • Tôi sắp chịu đựng không nổi rồi. This is about all I can put up with.
  • Tom nổi những đốm đỏ khắp người. Tom has red spots all over his body.
  • Tôi không có nổi một đôi tất sạch. I don't have any clean socks.
  • Nổi trên nước muối dễ hơn nước ngọt. Salt water is more buoyant than fresh water.
  • Tôi sẽ không trụ nổi. I won't survive that.
  • Tớ không nhớ nổi hôm qua mình ăn gì. I can't remember what I had to eat yesterday.
  • Tôi không có nổi một đôi vớ sạch sẽ. I don't have any clean socks.
  • Anh ta dễ nổi cáu vì những chuyện vặt. He easily gets angry at trivial things.

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, nổi could be written as 浽, 挼, 妥, 汝. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɗoːs (“to float”).

Frequently asked questions

What does nổi mean in English?

nổi (verb) means "to float; to overfloat".

How do you pronounce nổi?

IPA: Hanoi [noj˧˩]; Saigon [noj˨˩˦]. Tones: nổi — dipping tone (hỏi).

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.