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suốt

Level ≈A2 (approx.) adverbnoun Top 1,000 most common
Hanoi [suət̚˧˦]Huế [ʂuək̚˦˧˥]Saigon [ʂuək̚˦˥] browser voice
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suốtrisingsắc

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suốt means throughout; from end to end; entire.

Meanings of suốt in English

Adverb

  1. throughout; from end to end; entire
    • suốt ngàyall day
    • suốt đờithe entire of one's life

Noun

  1. bobbin (often made of bamboo)

Words with suốt

sáng suốtsuốt đờisuốt ngàythấu suốtthông suốttrong suốtxuyên suốt

Example sentences with suốt

  • Bạn làm diễn viên hài suốt à? Have you always been a comedian?
  • Bầy chó hoang đã tru suốt đêm. The pack of wild dogs howled all night.
  • Trời đã mưa suốt mấy ngày liền. It rained for several days on end.
  • Cô ấy đã khóc suốt đêm. She cried throughout the night.
  • Lũ chó sủa suốt cả đêm. The dogs barked all night.
  • Tôi sẽ bận suốt từ trưa. I'll be busy all afternoon.
  • Trời mưa to suốt cả ngày. It rained hard all day.
  • Chúng tôi đã cãi nhau suốt. We argued the whole time.

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, suốt could be written as 卒, 捽, 椊, 𨔊. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Cognate with Muong huôch.

Frequently asked questions

What does suốt mean in English?

suốt (adverb) means "throughout; from end to end; entire".

How do you pronounce suốt?

IPA: Hanoi [suət̚˧˦]; Saigon [ʂuək̚˦˥]. Tones: suốt — rising tone (sắc).

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.