tưởng
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
tưởng means to assume or presume; saññā.
Meanings of tưởng in English
Verb
- 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].
- 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.