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tạo

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Hanoi [taːw˧˨ʔ]Huế [taːw˨˩ʔ]Saigon [taːw˨˩˨] browser voice
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tạo means to create; to make; to form.

Chinese characters: 造

Meanings of tạo in English

Verb

  1. to create, to make, to form, to cause
    • tạo rato create

Noun

  1. historical Tai village ruler

Words with tạo

cải tạocấu tạochế tạogiả tạokiến tạonguỵ tạonhân tạosáng tạotái tạotạo dựngtạo hìnhtạo hoátạo lậptạo thànhtạo nêntạo vật

Example sentences with tạo

  • Hãy giúp tôi tạo một danh sách. Help me make a list.
  • Thuyết tạo hóa là phản khoa học. Creationism is pseudoscience.
  • Tom là nhà tạo mẫu tóc. Tom is a hair stylist.
  • Bạn đã tạo ra cái gì rồi ? What did you make?
  • Tom tự chế tạo xe máy cho mình. Tom built his own motorcycle.
  • Leon đã tạo ra một hệ điều hành. Leon created a new operating system.
  • Ai đã tạo ra Tatoeba? Who created Tatoeba?
  • Tom tạo ra Minecraft. Tom created Minecraft.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 造 (“to construct”).

Frequently asked questions

What does tạo mean in English?

tạo (verb) means "to create; to make; to form".

How do you pronounce tạo?

IPA: Hanoi [taːw˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [taːw˨˩˨]. Tones: tạo — heavy tone (nặng).

Is tạo a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. tạo is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 造.

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.