ngưng

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Syllables · tones

ngưnglevelngang

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

ngưng means to stop; to halt.

Chinese characters: 凝

Meanings of ngưng in English

Verb

Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam to stop; to halt
to condense (to change from the gas state to the liquid state)

Words with ngưng

ngưng trệ

Example sentences with ngưng

Cô ấy phải ngưng hút thôi. She has to stop smoking.
Mày ngưng đánh vợ mày chưa? Have you stopped beating your wife?
Nó đã ngưng đọc sách. He stopped reading a book.
Cuối cùng mưa cũng ngưng. The rain stopped at last.
Hai người có ngưng ngay tiếng ồn ầm ĩ đó không? Tôi đang cố ngủ. Would you two knock it off with the loud noise? I'm trying to sleep.
Tôi mong sao mọi người ngưng nói ra ý kiến theo kiểu chà đạp những ước mơ trẻ. I wish people would stop saying things in ways that crush young dreams.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 凝.

Frequently asked questions

What does ngưng mean in English?

ngưng (verb) means "to stop; to halt".

How do you pronounce ngưng?

IPA: Hanoi [ŋɨŋ˧˧]; Saigon [ŋɨŋ˧˧]. Tones: ngưng — level tone (ngang).

Is ngưng a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. ngưng is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 凝.

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.