thuần

Level ≈B2 (approx.) adjective Sino-Vietnamese Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [tʰwən˨˩]Huế [tʰwəŋ˦˩]Saigon [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˨˩] browser voice

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thuầnfallinghuyền

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thuần means pure; uniform.

Chinese characters: 純

Meanings of thuần in English

Adjective

pure; uniform

Adjective

docile; tamed; mild; gentle
having become familiar or accustomed; experienced (in doing something)

Words with thuần

đơn thuần thuần chất thuần chủng thuần khiết thuần phong mĩ tục thuần thục thuần hoá thuần phục thuần hóa thuần chay thuần túy thuần Việt

Example sentences with thuần

Âm nhạc này mang đến cho tôi niềm vui thuần tuý. This music brings me pure joy.
Toán học thuần tuý của hôm nay là toán học ứng dụng của ngày mai. Today's pure mathematics is tomorrow's applied mathematics.

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, thuần could be written as 𩾧. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 純.

Frequently asked questions

What does thuần mean in English?

thuần (adjective) means "pure; uniform".

How do you pronounce thuần?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰwən˨˩]; Saigon [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˨˩]. Tones: thuần — falling tone (huyền).

Is thuần a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. thuần is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 純.

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.