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sinh

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sinh means to give birth; to produce; to yield.

Chinese characters: 生

Meanings of sinh in English

Verb

  1. transitive to give birth (to)
  2. intransitive to produce; to yield

Noun

  1. abbreviation short for sinh học (“biology”)
  2. abbreviation, obsolete short for học sinh (“student”)

Words with sinh

sinh rasinh viênsinh nhậtsinh vậtsinh sốngsinh họcsinh đôisinh dụcsinh hoạtsinh mạngsinh nonsinh tháisinh tốsinh bệnhsinh cảnhsinh gômsinh hoásinh khísinh khốisinh kếsinh linhsinh lísinh lýsinh mệnh

Example sentences with sinh

  • Cô ta được sinh vào giờ nào? At what hour was she born?
  • Bé gái được sinh vào giờ nào? At what hour was she born?
  • Vợ tôi vừa sinh ba hôm trước. My wife gave birth three days ago.
  • Jesus sinh năm 1940 trước Chuck Norris. Jesus was born in 1940 before Chuck Norris.
  • Cô ấy sinh bé gái hồi hôm qua. She gave birth to a daughter yesterday.
  • Em gái Tom đã sinh con trên tàu. Tom's sister gave a birth on a train.
  • Chị của Tom đã sinh con trên tàu. Tom's sister gave a birth on a train.
  • Tom được sinh vào ngày 20 tháng 10. Tom was born on the 20th of October.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 生 (“birth”).

Frequently asked questions

What does sinh mean in English?

sinh (verb) means "to give birth; to produce; to yield".

How do you pronounce sinh?

IPA: Hanoi [sïŋ˧˧]; Saigon [ʂɨn˧˧]. Tones: sinh — level tone (ngang).

Is sinh a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. sinh is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 生.

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.