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nhện

Level ≈B1 (approx.) noun Top 3,000 most common
Hanoi [ɲen˧˨ʔ]Huế [ɲen˨˩ʔ]Saigon [ɲəːn˨˩˨] browser voice
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nhện means spider.

Classifier: con — e.g. một con nhện (one spider)

Meanings of nhện in English

Noun

  1. spider

Words with nhện

Example sentences with nhện

  • Bạn đang có loại nhện đen nào? What type of tarantula do you have?
  • Không phải mọi loài nhện đều có độc. Not all species of spiders are poisonous.
  • Nhện thích giăng mạng nhện. Spiders like to build spiderwebs.
  • Nhện dễ thương mà. Spiders are cute.
  • Nhện ăn côn trùng. Spiders eat insects.
  • Không phải toàn bộ các loài nhện đều có độc. Not all species of spiders are poisonous.
  • Tom ghét nhện. Tom hates spiders.

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, nhện could be written as 蝒, 𦟶. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Vietic *ɲeːɲʔ (“spider”). Compare Nghệ An/Hà Tĩnh dialects nhệnh.

Frequently asked questions

What does nhện mean in English?

nhện (noun) means "spider".

How do you pronounce nhện?

IPA: Hanoi [ɲen˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ɲəːn˨˩˨]. Tones: nhện — heavy tone (nặng).

What classifier is used with nhện?

Common classifiers: con — for example "một con nhện" (one spider).

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.