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săn

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săn means to hunt; to hunt down.

Meanings of săn in English

Verb

  1. to hunt; to hunt down
    • thợ sănhunter
  2. of an animal to prey on
  3. slang, of shopping to watch out (for discounts)

Adjective

  1. firm; solid; tense
  2. obsolete swift

Words with săn

báo sănchó sănsăn bắnsăn bắtsăn đónthợ sănsăn chắcsăn sócsăn đuổi

Example sentences with săn

  • Sư tử có săn được voi không? Can lions hunt elephants?
  • Tôi sẽ đi săn bồ câu. I'm going to hunt for pigeons.
  • Thả con săn sắt bắt con cá rô. Throw a sprat to catch a whale.
  • Thả con săn sắt, bắt con cá rô. Throw a sprat to catch a whale.
  • Con cáo có vẻ đang săn con gì đó. The fox seems to be hunting something.
  • Con sư tử đó đang săn một con linh dương. The lion is hunting an antelope.
  • Con nai thoát khỏi kẻ săn mồi bằng cách chạy đi. Deer escape predators by running away.
  • Quyển "Bút kí người đi săn" không chê vào đâu được! The book "A Sportsman's Sketches" is freaking awesome!

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, săn could be written as 侁, 詵, 粦, 𢕸. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does săn mean in English?

săn (verb) means "to hunt; to hunt down".

How do you pronounce săn?

IPA: Hanoi [san˧˧]; Saigon [ʂaŋ˧˧]. Tones: săn — 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.