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quanh

Level ≈A2 (approx.) prepositionadjective Top 1,000 most common
Hanoi [kwajŋ̟˧˧]Huế [kwɛɲ˧˧]Saigon [wan˧˧] browser voice
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quanhlevelngang

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quanh means around; round.

Meanings of quanh in English

Preposition

  1. around; round

Adjective

  1. roundabout; indirect; sinuous; meandering
  2. evasive; sidestepping

Words with quanh

bao quanhchung quanhloanh quanhquanh coquanh quấtvòng quanhxoay quanhxung quanhquanh năm

Example sentences with quanh

  • Anh ta ở quanh quẩn đâu đây. He is somewhere about.
  • Có ai ở quanh đây không? Is anyone around?
  • Không có ai quanh đây cả. There was nobody about.
  • Họ tập hợp quanh đống lửa. They clustered around the fire.
  • Mọi người quanh đây thật lạ. People around here are strange.
  • Thế giới không quay quanh bạn. The world doesn't revolve around you.
  • Thế giới không quay quanh mày. The world doesn't revolve around you.
  • Cô ta thắt một dải băng quanh eo. She girded her waist with a belt.

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, quanh could be written as 光, 𨒺, 𬩌, 觥. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-vɛːŋ; whence also khoanh.

Frequently asked questions

What does quanh mean in English?

quanh (preposition) means "around; round".

How do you pronounce quanh?

IPA: Hanoi [kwajŋ̟˧˧]; Saigon [wan˧˧]. Tones: quanh — level tone (ngang).

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.