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tưởng

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tưởng means to assume or presume; saññā.

Chinese characters: 想

Meanings of tưởng in English

Verb

  1. to assume or presume
    • Tao tưởng mày biết.I assumed/thought you knew[, but it turns out you don't].
    • Tôi cứ tưởng không ai đến.I thought nobody'd come[, but they did].
  2. saññā (perception, conception)

Words with tưởng

Example sentences with tưởng

  • Tôi tưởng cậu ở phố Park cơ. I thought you lived on Park Street.
  • Tôi cứ tưởng là Mary yêu tôi. I thought Mary loved me.
  • Tom đã tưởng là Mary khó gần. Tom thought Mary was difficult to get along with.
  • Tôi tưởng Tom đã ra viện rồi. I thought Tom had gotten out of the hospital.
  • Tôi tưởng là bạn cần giúp đỡ. I thought you needed help.
  • Tôi tưởng bạn muốn gọi cho vợ. I thought you wanted to call your wife.
  • Tôi cứ tưởng bạn là người Nhật. I thought you were Japanese.
  • Anh ấy không già như tôi tưởng. He isn't as old as he seems.

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, tưởng could be written as 蔣. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 想 (“to think”).

Frequently asked questions

What does tưởng mean in English?

tưởng (verb) means "to assume or presume; saññā".

How do you pronounce tưởng?

IPA: Hanoi [tɨəŋ˧˩]; Saigon [tɨəŋ˨˩˦]. Tones: tưởng — dipping tone (hỏi).

Is tưởng a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. tưởng is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 想.

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.