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thú

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thúrisingsắc

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thú means mammal; animal.

Chinese characters: 趣 Classifier: con — e.g. một con thú (one mammal)

Meanings of thú in English

Noun

  1. mammal
  2. animal (organism)
  3. dated, literary non-avian beast

Noun

  1. a hobby

Adjective

  1. literary interesting; intriguing

Verb

  1. to confess; to admit; to own to
  2. abbreviation, colloquial short for đầu thú (“to surrender oneself”)

Noun

  1. two pair

Words with thú

hứng thúkì thúlí thúthích thúthú vịthú vuivui thúcầm thúdã-thúmuông thúquái thúsở thúthú có túithú lông nhímthú mỏ vịtthú tínhthú vậtvườn bách thúđầu thúthú nhậnthú thậttự thúthú cưngthú y

Example sentences with thú

  • Bà ta đắm chìm trong lạc thú. She abandoned herself to pleasure.
  • Cảnh sát đã bắt cô ta thú tội. The police forced a confession from her.
  • Tôi đã tới vườn thú. I went to the zoo.
  • Một con thú kỳ lạ đang băng qua khu rừng. A strange beast is roaming through the woods.
  • Tôi hy vọng anh ấy đã thoát khỏi con thú. I hope he escaped from the beast.
  • Tôi muốn đi và thăm thú Luân Đôn vào mùa hè này. I want to go and visit London this summer.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 趣 (“pleasure”).

Frequently asked questions

What does thú mean in English?

thú (noun) means "mammal; animal".

How do you pronounce thú?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰu˧˦]; Saigon [tʰʊw˦˥]. Tones: thú — rising tone (sắc).

Is thú a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. thú is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 趣.

What classifier is used with thú?

Common classifiers: con — for example "một con thú" (one mammal).

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.