thoát

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thoátrisingsắc

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thoát means to escape; to exit.

Chinese characters: 脫

Meanings of thoát in English

Verb

to escape, to exit

Words with thoát

giải thoát tẩu thoát thất thoát thoát hiểm thoát nạn thoát vị thoát ý trốn thoát thoát thân thoát y

Example sentences with thoát

Thật khó mà thoát khỏi số phận. There is no escape from fate.
Mình không thể thoát khỏi đây được. We can't get out of this.
Bạn có thể thoát ra không? Can you escape?
Anh ấy sẽ không thoát khỏi sự trừng phạt. He will not escape punishment.
Tôi đã thoát ra. I escaped.
Thoát khỏi hang đi! Cave escape!
Tôi hy vọng anh ấy đã thoát khỏi con thú. I hope he escaped from the beast.
Không ai có thể thoát khỏi số mệnh của mình. No one can escape their destiny.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 脫.

Frequently asked questions

What does thoát mean in English?

thoát (verb) means "to escape; to exit".

How do you pronounce thoát?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰwaːt̚˧˦]; Saigon [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾aːk̚˦˥]. Tones: thoát — rising tone (sắc).

Is thoát a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. thoát is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 脫.

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.