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sát

Level ≈B1 (approx.) verbadjective Sino-Vietnamese Top 3,000 most common
Hanoi [saːt̚˧˦]Huế [ʂaːk̚˦˧˥]Saigon [ʂaːk̚˦˥] browser voice
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sátrisingsắc

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Chinese characters: 殺

Meanings of sát in English

Verb

  1. in certain expressions to have a natural ability with catching
    • sát cáto have a knack for fishing
    • sát gáito be a lady-killer
  2. superstition to be fated to have (all people with a certain relation to oneself) die
    • sát chồngto be fated to have all one's husbands die

Adjective

  1. very close to; almost right next to
    • cúi sátto stoop very low toward something, especially a piece of writing
    • Sao lại cúi sát vậy? Muốn bị cận à?Why are you stooping so low? Do you want to be near-sighted or something?

Words with sát

bò sátma sátsan sátsát cánhsát nútsát sàn sạtsát saosát sạtsát hạisát nhânsát gáisát hạchsát khuẩnsát nasát nhậpsát náchsát phạtsát sanhsát sinhsát thủsát trùng

Example sentences with sát

  • Đừng đứng sát lề đường. Don't stand so close to the curb.
  • Nhà chúng ta/chúng tôi sát vách nhà anh ta. Our house adjoins his.
  • Tưởng mất kính rồi, hoá ra nó ở ngay sát mũi tôi. I thought I'd lost my glasses, but they were on the end of my nose.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 殺.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce sát?

IPA: Hanoi [saːt̚˧˦]; Saigon [ʂaːk̚˦˥]. Tones: sát — rising tone (sắc).

Is sát a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. sát is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 殺.

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.