tưới

Level ≈B1 (approx.) verb Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [tɨəj˧˦]Huế [tɨj˨˩˦]Saigon [tɨj˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

tướirisingsắc

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

tưới means to water; sprinkle; irrigate.

Meanings of tưới in English

Verb

to provide plants or crops with water; to water, sprinkle, irrigate, etc.
- bình tướia watering pot
to cool down or clean of a road or sidewalk, or a part of it, by splashing water over it

Words with tưới

tưới tiêu

Example sentences with tưới

Tom đang tưới nước cho khu vườn. Tom is watering the garden.
Tôi luôn tưới cây vào buổi sáng. I always water the plants in the morning.
Bố lúc đó đang tưới hoa. Dad was watering the flowers.
Tôi đã tưới cây trong vườn. I watered the garden.
Không nên tưới cây khi trời đang nắng. It's not good to water plants in direct sunlight.
Những bông hoa trông không vui lắm. Tôi muốn tưới cho hoa. Có bình tưới ở đây không? The flowers don't look happy. I'd like to water them. Is there a watering can?

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, tưới could be written as 洅. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Compare rưới.

Frequently asked questions

What does tưới mean in English?

tưới (verb) means "to water; sprinkle; irrigate".

How do you pronounce tưới?

IPA: Hanoi [tɨəj˧˦]; Saigon [tɨj˦˥]. Tones: tưới — 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.