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thu means autumn; fall.

Chinese characters: 秋

Meanings of thu in English

Noun

  1. autumn; fall ≈ mùa thu

Verb

  1. to get (something) back; to retrieve
  2. abbreviation short for thu âm (“to record”) ≈ thâu

Words with thu

bánh trung thungàn thuthiên thuthu thuỷTrung thuxuân thubội thuchi thudoanh thuhấp thutâm thuthu âmthu dọnthu giữthu gọnthu hoạchthu hồithu hútthu nạpthu nhặtthu nhậnthu nhậpthu nhỏthu phụcthu tâmthu thậpthu xếptịch thuthu dungthu gom

Example sentences with thu

  • Máy thu hình này vừa to vừa đắt tiền. That television is both big and expensive.
  • Một năm có bốn mùa: xuân, hạ, thu, đông. There are four seasons in a year: spring, summer, fall and winter.
  • Toàn bộ cuộn băng đã được thu trong một lần. The whole tape was recorded in one session.
  • Khả năng thu tín hiệu trên chiếc tivi di động này thật tệ. The reception on this portable TV is terrible.
  • Hệ thống chăm sóc sức khoẻ của Canada được trả bằng nguồn thu từ thuế. The Canadian health care system is paid for by tax revenue.
  • Thị trưởng nghĩ rằng ông ta nên điều tra về việc sụt giảm nguồn thu từ thuế. The mayor thought that he should investigate the decline in tax revenues.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 秋.

Frequently asked questions

What does thu mean in English?

thu (noun) means "autumn; fall".

How do you pronounce thu?

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

Is thu a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. thu is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 秋.

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.