phạt

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

Hanoi [faːt̚˧˨ʔ]Huế [faːk̚˨˩ʔ]Saigon [faːk̚˨˩˨] browser voice

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phạt means to punish; to fine.

Chinese characters: 罰

Meanings of phạt in English

Verb

to punish
to fine

Verb

to conquer

Verb

to cut down (plants)

Words with phạt

hình phạt trừng phạt xử phạt chinh phạt sát phạt

Example sentences with phạt

Anh ấy phải bị phạt. He shall be punished.
Tôi bị phạt một Đô-la. I was fined a dollar.
Cô ấy phạt mấy đứa con của cô ta. She punished her children.
Anh ta bị phạt tiền vì đỗ xe trái phép. He was fined for illegal parking.
Tom đã bị phạt ba trăm đô la vì điều đó. Tom was fined three hundred dollars for that.
Tôi đã nhận được một vé phạt vì đỗ xe sai. I got a ticket for parking wrongly.
Anh ấy đã lĩnh một vé phạt vì lái xe quá nhanh. He received a fine for driving too fast.
Thật không công bằng khi phạt tôi chỉ vì một lỗi lầm tôi đã phạm trong quá khứ xa lắc xa lơ. I don't think it's fair to punish me for a mistake I made years ago.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 罰.

Frequently asked questions

What does phạt mean in English?

phạt (verb) means "to punish; to fine".

How do you pronounce phạt?

IPA: Hanoi [faːt̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [faːk̚˨˩˨]. Tones: phạt — heavy tone (nặng).

Is phạt a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. phạt is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 罰.

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.