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thương

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thương means lance; long-handled spear.

Chinese characters: 槍 Classifier: cây — e.g. một cây thương (one lance)

Meanings of thương in English

Noun

  1. lance
  2. long-handled spear

Noun

  1. a quotient
  2. trade; commerce; business
  3. businessman; dealer; trader; merchant

Affix

  1. injury
    • xát muối vào vết thươngto add fuel to the fire
    • bị thươngto be injured; to be wounded

Verb

  1. to love non-romantically
  2. to feel sorry for ≈ thương hại
  3. to care for
  4. euphemistic, literary to be in love with; to love romantically ≈ yêu
    • Ba biết hai đứa bay thương nhau, nhưng con phải nghĩ cho hoàn cảnh gia đình mình.I know you two are in love, but you have to consider our family's circumstance.

Words with thương

Example sentences with thương

  • Tom tự làm bản thân bị thương. Tom injured himself.
  • Bạn có bị thương chỗ nào không? Are you injured?
  • May thay, không ai bị thương cả. Fortunately, no one was hurt.
  • Không ai bị thương cả. Nobody got injured.
  • Có ba người bị thương. Three people were injured.
  • Bạn có bị thương không? Are you injured?
  • Tôi lo lắng vì Tom có thể bị thương. I'm worried because Tom might get hurt.
  • Tôi rất buồn là bạn đã bị thương nặng. I'm sorry that you've been badly injured.

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, thương could be written as 慯. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 槍.

Frequently asked questions

What does thương mean in English?

thương (noun) means "lance; long-handled spear".

How do you pronounce thương?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰɨəŋ˧˧]; Saigon [tʰɨəŋ˧˧]. Tones: thương — level tone (ngang).

Is thương a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. thương is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 槍.

What classifier is used with thương?

Common classifiers: cây — for example "một cây thương" (one lance).

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.