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thích

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thíchrisingsắc

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thích means to like.

Chinese characters: 適

Meanings of thích in English

Verb

  1. to like
    • Mày người châu Á mà không thích cơm à!?You don't like rice and you call yourself an Asian!?
    • Tao không làm không phải vì tao không làm được. Tao không làm vì tao không thích làm.I didn't do it not because I couldn't. I didn't do it because I didn't feel like doing it.
    • Mình thích hát lắm !I love singing!

Noun

  1. maple ≈ phong

Words with thích

ham thíchsở thíchthích chíthích thúthoả thíchưa thíchyêu thíchthích hợpthích nghithích đángthích ứng

Synonyms and antonyms of thích

Antonyms

ghét

Example sentences with thích

  • Bạn thích điều gì ở anh ấy? What do you like about him?
  • Bạn thích anh ấy ở điểm gì? What do you like about him?
  • Bạn tôi thích kem sô cô la. My friend likes chocolate ice cream.
  • Tôi thích đi câu cá với bố. I like going fishing with my dad.
  • Bạn thích làm gì thì làm đi! Do as you like.
  • Họ nói họ thực sự thích múa. They say they actually enjoy dancing.
  • Không ai ở đây thích Tom cả. Nobody here likes Tom.
  • Con mèo đó thích ngủ gần tôi. The cat likes to sleep beside me.

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, thích could be written as 惕, 慼. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 適 (“appropriate; suitable; to your liking”).

Frequently asked questions

What does thích mean in English?

thích (verb) means "to like".

How do you pronounce thích?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰïk̟̚˧˦]; Saigon [tʰɨt̚˦˥]. Tones: thích — rising tone (sắc).

Is thích a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. thích is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 適.

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.