thắng
Hanoi [tʰaŋ˧˦]Huế [tʰaŋ˦˧˥]Saigon [tʰaŋ˦˥] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
thắng means brake.
Chinese characters: 勝
Meanings of thắng in English
Noun
- brake (of a vehicle, etc.) ≈ phanh
Verb
- of a vehicle to brake
- Đi xe tay ga nhớ thắng tay trái, thắng tay phải có ngày chúi mỏ đó nghe chưa.When riding a motor scooter, remember to brake with the left lever, if you brake with the right lever, it might cause you to fall forward.
- to stop a horse while riding it
Noun
- victory
Verb
- to win, to gain ≈ được
- thắng trậnto win a match
- to win over
Noun
- a score; a goal
Verb
- to caramelize
Words with thắng
Idioms and sayings with thắng
- bách chiến bách thắng — "Fight a hundred battles, win all those hundred"; to win every fight; to be ever-victorious
- nhân định thắng thiên — Man's determination will conquer nature.
- trăm trận trăm thắng — "Fight a hundred battles, win all those hundred"; to win every fight; to be ever-victorious
Example sentences with thắng
- Họ nghĩ là họ có thể thắng. They think they could probably win.
- Tom đã lại thắng một lần nữa. Tom won again.
- Tôi nghĩ là bạn có thể thắng. I think you'll be able to win.
- Tôi chắc chắn là Tom sẽ thắng. I'm certain that Tom will win.
- Chẳng ai ngờ rằng Tom sẽ thắng. No one expected Tom to win.
- Hay quá! Tôi thắng hai lần liền! Yes! I won twice in a row!
- Tổng thống Roosevelt thắng cử năm 1940. President Roosevelt won the election of 1940.
- Tôi nghĩ bạn có thể thắng. I think you'll be able to win.
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, thắng could be written as 勝. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 勝.
Frequently asked questions
What does thắng mean in English?
thắng (noun) means "brake".
How do you pronounce thắng?
IPA: Hanoi [tʰaŋ˧˦]; Saigon [tʰaŋ˦˥]. Tones: thắng — rising tone (sắc).
Is thắng a Sino-Vietnamese word?
Yes. thắng is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 勝.