thận

Level ≈B2 (approx.) noun Sino-Vietnamese Top 3,000 most common

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thậnheavynặng

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thận means kidney.

Chinese characters: 腎 Classifier: quả, trái — e.g. một quả thận (one kidney)

Meanings of thận in English

Noun

kidney ≈ cật
- chạy thận nhân tạoto run an "artificial kidney"; to go/be on dialysis

Words with thận

thận trọng

Example sentences with thận

Pedro bị bệnh thận và thường phải đi lọc máu. Pedro has a kidney disease and regularly goes to dialysis.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 腎.

Frequently asked questions

What does thận mean in English?

thận (noun) means "kidney".

How do you pronounce thận?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰən˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [tʰəŋ˨˩˨]. Tones: thận — heavy tone (nặng).

Is thận a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. thận is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 腎.

What classifier is used with thận?

Common classifiers: quả, trái — for example "một quả thận" (one kidney).

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.