nhào

Level ≈B1 (approx.) verb Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [ɲaːw˨˩]Huế [ɲaːw˦˩]Saigon [ɲaːw˨˩] browser voice

Syllables · tones

nhàofallinghuyền

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

nhào means to knead; to dive.

Meanings of nhào in English

Verb

to knead (to work and press into a mass)
- nhào bột bánhto knead dough
to dive (to descend sharply)
- té nhào đầuto fall head-first

Words with nhào

nhào lộn

Example sentences with nhào

Anh ấy đã làm một cú lộn nhào. He turned a somersault.
Anh ấy đã nhảy một cú lộn nhào. He turned a somersault.
Ông ấy đã nhảy lộn nhào một vòng. He turned a somersault.
Anh ấy đã thực hiện một cú lộn nhào. He turned a somersault.
Nhào bột nhào đi. Knead the dough.

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, nhào could be written as 繳. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does nhào mean in English?

nhào (verb) means "to knead; to dive".

How do you pronounce nhào?

IPA: Hanoi [ɲaːw˨˩]; Saigon [ɲaːw˨˩]. Tones: nhào — falling tone (huyền).

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.