rời

Level ≈A1 (approx.) verb Top 1,000 most common

Hanoi [zəːj˨˩]Huế [ʐəːj˦˩]Saigon [ɹəːj˨˩] browser voice

Syllables · tones

rờifallinghuyền

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

rời means to break off; to break loose; to leave.

Meanings of rời in English

Verb

to break off; to break loose; to leave

Words with rời

rã rời rời khỏi rời rạc tách rời

Example sentences with rời

Tất cả họ đều đã rời đi. They all left.
Cô ấy rời Pháp để đến Mỹ. She left France for America.
Bà ấy đang chuẩn bị rời đi. She is about to leave.
Anh ấy sẽ phải rời tòa nhà. He'll have to leave the building.
Hãy đóng của khi bạn rời đi. Close the door when you leave.
Thực sự bạn phải rời đi sao? Do you really have to leave?
Tom muốn rời đi nhưng không thể. Tom wanted to leave, but he couldn't.
Tom không thể rời mắt khỏi Mary. Tom can't keep his eyes off Mary.

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, rời could be written as 𨖨, 𬩥, 𢴐, 𢵭. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 離 (SV: li)

Frequently asked questions

What does rời mean in English?

rời (verb) means "to break off; to break loose; to leave".

How do you pronounce rời?

IPA: Hanoi [zəːj˨˩]; Saigon [ɹəːj˨˩]. Tones: rời — falling tone (huyền).

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.