nhưng

Level ≈A1 (approx.) conjunction Sino-Vietnamese Top 1,000 most common

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nhưnglevelngang

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

nhưng means but.

Chinese characters: 仍

Meanings of nhưng in English

Conjunction

but; yet ≈ mà nhưng mà

Words with nhưng

nhưng mà thế nhưng

Example sentences with nhưng

Tom muốn rời đi nhưng không thể. Tom wanted to leave, but he couldn't.
Tom thì hói nhưng John thì không. Tom is bald, but John isn't.
Nhưng câu hỏi không phải như vậy. But the question wasn't that.
Tấm kính rơi xuống nhưng không vỡ. The glass fell but it did not break.
Nhưng vũ trụ là vô hạn. But the universe is infinite.
Tôi ấm nhưng Tom lại lạnh. I was warm, but Tom was cold.
Bà tôi già nhưng khỏe mạnh. My grandmother is old but healthy.
Cô ấy nghèo nhưng hạnh phúc. She is poor, but happy.

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, nhưng could be written as 扔. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 仍.

Frequently asked questions

What does nhưng mean in English?

nhưng (conjunction) means "but".

How do you pronounce nhưng?

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

Is nhưng a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. nhưng is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 仍.

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.