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thức

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thức means to awake; to stay awake.

Chinese characters: 式

Meanings of thức in English

Verb

  1. to awake, to stay awake
    • Tối qua thức khuya.I stayed up late last night.
  2. to wake (up)

Noun

  1. literary on its own food; (also, chiefly in compounds) drink ≈ thức ănthực
    • thức quàfood as a gift
    • thức ngontasty food
  2. grammatical mood

Words with thức

Example sentences with thức

  • Thức khuya có hại cho sức khỏe. Staying up late is harmful to your health.
  • Điều gì khiến bạn thức khuya vậy? What keeps you up so late?
  • Thức khuya không tốt cho sức khỏe. Staying up late is not good for the health.
  • Tôi thức lâu nhất có thể. I stayed awake as long as I could.
  • Ghi công thức này lại đi. Note down this recipe.
  • Anh không nên thức quá khuya. You should not stay up too late.
  • Bạn làm gì mà thức khuya quá vậy? What keeps you up so late?
  • Tôi gần như thức trắng cả đêm qua. I was awake most of last night.

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, thức could be written as 𥅞. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 式.

Frequently asked questions

What does thức mean in English?

thức (verb) means "to awake; to stay awake".

How do you pronounce thức?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰɨk̚˧˦]; Saigon [tʰɨk̚˦˥]. Tones: thức — rising tone (sắc).

Is thức a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. thức is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 式.

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.