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tế bào

Level ≈B2 (approx.) noun Sino-Vietnamese Top 5,000 most common
Hanoi [te˧˦ ʔɓaːw˨˩]Huế [tej˨˩˦ ʔɓaːw˦˩]Saigon [tej˦˥ ʔɓaːw˨˩] browser voice
Syllables · tones
tếrisingsắcbàofallinghuyền

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

tế bào means a cell.

Chinese characters: 細胞 (細 “minute (small)” + 胞 “sack; womb”)

Meanings of tế bào in English

Noun

  1. a cell

Words with tế bào

chu kì tế bàotế bào chấttế bào gốctế bào họctế bào quang điệntế bào sắc tố

Example sentences with tế bào

  • Ty thể là nhà máy điện của tế bào. The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.
  • Tất cả những con mèo màu cam đều cùng chia sẻ một tế bào não. All orange cats share a single brain cell.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 細胞, composed of 細 (“minute (small)”) and 胞 (“sack; womb”), from Japanese 細胞 (saibō).

Frequently asked questions

What does tế bào mean in English?

tế bào (noun) means "a cell".

How do you pronounce tế bào?

IPA: Hanoi [te˧˦ ʔɓaːw˨˩]; Saigon [tej˦˥ ʔɓaːw˨˩]. Tones: tế — rising tone (sắc), bào — falling tone (huyền).

Is tế bào a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. tế bào is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 細胞.

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.