sập

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Hanoi [səp̚˧˨ʔ]Huế [ʂəp̚˨˩ʔ]Saigon [ʂəp̚˨˩˨] browser voice

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sập means to collapse; to fall down.

Meanings of sập in English

Verb

to collapse, to fall down
to bang shut

Noun

low, wooden and ornate bed/platform

Example sentences with sập

Căn nhà sập xuống. The house collapsed.
Chiếc cầu sập xuống. The bridge collapsed.
Khi Cloudflare bị sập, trang web Downdetector cũng bị sập. When Cloudflare was down, the Downdetector website was also down.
YouTube sập rồi. YouTube is down.
Tom ngủ say như chết. Cho dù trời có sập, anh ta sẽ không để tâm. Tom sleeps like a log. The world could end, and he wouldn't notice.
Mạng bị sập vì quá nhiều người dùng vào cùng một lúc khiến máy chủ bị quá tải. The network went down because too many users overwhelmed the server at once.

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, sập could be written as 立, 什, 摺, 槢. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Compare Pacoh prứp.

Frequently asked questions

What does sập mean in English?

sập (verb) means "to collapse; to fall down".

How do you pronounce sập?

IPA: Hanoi [səp̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ʂəp̚˨˩˨]. Tones: sập — heavy tone (nặng).

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.