sơ

Level ≈B2 (approx.) adjectivenoun Sino-Vietnamese Top 5,000 most common

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sơlevelngang

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sơ means negligent; incomplete; cursory.

Chinese characters: 疏

Meanings of sơ in English

Adjective

when doing something negligent; incomplete; cursory
rare distant; foreign

Adjective

in compounds in the initial stage; primary; elementary

Noun

alternative spelling of xơ

Words with sơ

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 疏.

Frequently asked questions

What does sơ mean in English?

sơ (adjective) means "negligent; incomplete; cursory".

How do you pronounce sơ?

IPA: Hanoi [səː˧˧]; Saigon [ʂəː˧˧]. Tones: sơ — level tone (ngang).

Is sơ a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. sơ is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 疏.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. 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.