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rỗng

Level ≈B1 (approx.) adjective Top 3,000 most common
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rỗng means hollow; empty.

Meanings of rỗng in English

Adjective

  1. hollow, empty

Words with rỗng

Idioms and sayings with rỗng

Example sentences with rỗng

  • Tâm trí tôi trống rỗng. My mind went blank.
  • Tôi cảm thấy trống rỗng. I feel empty.
  • Không có em, cuộc đời anh hoàn toàn trống rỗng. Without you, my life would have been totally empty.
  • Giờ đây, Trái Đất đã hoàn toàn trống rỗng. Bóng tối thì ở trên bề mặt của vực sâu. Thánh Linh của Chúa thì nổi trên mặt nước. Now the earth was completely empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep. God's ruach was hovering over the surface of the waters.

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, rỗng could be written as 弄, 董, 𥧪. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does rỗng mean in English?

rỗng (adjective) means "hollow; empty".

How do you pronounce rỗng?

IPA: Hanoi [zəwŋ͡m˦ˀ˥]; Saigon [ɹəwŋ͡m˨˩˦]. Tones: rỗng — creaky rising tone (ngã).

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.