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nhận

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nhận means to receive; to get; to obtain.

Chinese characters: 認

Meanings of nhận in English

Verb

  1. to receive; to get; to obtain
  2. to admit (to); to acknowledge; to accept; to confess
  3. to recognise; to identify
  4. to agree (to)

Verb

  1. transitive to dip; to sink; to plunge
    • nhận đầu xuống nướcto drown one's head in water

Words with nhận

Example sentences with nhận

  • Tôi nhận được cái đó từ Tom. I got that from Tom.
  • Tôi đã nhận địa chỉ và tiền. I received the addresses and the money.
  • Anh ấy nhận tội lỗi của mình. He admitted his guilt.
  • Tôi phải nhận là tôi có ngáy... I must admit that I snore.
  • Tôi không thể nhận món quà này. I cannot accept this gift.
  • Tom từng nhận lời khuyên từ Mary. Tom used to get advice from Mary.
  • Tom phải nhận cuộc gọi này. Tom has to take this call.
  • Tôi được nhận vào trường Ha-vớt. I was accepted into Harvard.

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, nhận could be written as 刃, 扨, 牣. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 認 (“to recognise; to acknowledge”).

Frequently asked questions

What does nhận mean in English?

nhận (verb) means "to receive; to get; to obtain".

How do you pronounce nhận?

IPA: Hanoi [ɲən˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ɲəŋ˨˩˨]. Tones: nhận — heavy tone (nặng).

Is nhận a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. nhận is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 認.

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.