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siêu thị

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siêu thị means a supermarket.

Chinese characters: 超市 (超 “super-” + 市 “market”)

Meanings of siêu thị in English

Noun

  1. a supermarket

Example sentences with siêu thị

  • Trứng được bán trong siêu thị. They sell eggs at the supermarket.
  • Siêu thị mở cửa lúc mười giờ sáng. The supermarket opens at ten in the morning.
  • Siêu thị bán rất nhiều thực phẩm tốt. The supermarket sells a lot of good food.
  • Siêu thị này to thật! The supermarket is really big!
  • Tôi sẽ mua một ít sữa ở siêu thị. I'll get some milk at the supermarket.
  • Tôi sẽ mua một ít táo ở siêu thị. I'm going to buy some apples at the supermarket.
  • Từ nhà hát đến siêu thị là bao xa? How far is it from the theater to the supermarket?
  • Tôi đã mua một ít đồ trong siêu thị. I bought some stuff in the supermarket.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 超市, composed of 超 (“super-”) and 市 (“market”).

Frequently asked questions

What does siêu thị mean in English?

siêu thị (noun) means "a supermarket".

How do you pronounce siêu thị?

IPA: Hanoi [siəw˧˧ tʰi˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ʂiw˧˧ tʰɪj˨˩˨]. Tones: siêu — level tone (ngang), thị — heavy tone (nặng).

Is siêu thị a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. siêu thị is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 超市.

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.