thua
Hanoi [tʰuə˧˧]Huế [tʰuə˧˧]Saigon [tʰuə˧˧] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
thua means to lose.
Meanings of thua in English
Verb
- to lose
Words with thua
Synonyms and antonyms of thua
Antonyms
Example sentences with thua
- Hầu hết mọi người không thích thua cuộc. Most people don't like losing.
- Bạn chắc chắn sẽ thua. You would definitely lose.
- Nếu bạn cười, bạn thua. If you laugh, you lose.
- Tôi không muốn thua bạn. I don't want to lose you.
- Ông ta nói tiếng Pháp không thua một ai. He is second to none in his command of French.
- Anh ấy nói tiếng Pháp giỏi không thua ai. He is second to none in his command of French.
- Đội thua cuộc đang chậm chạp rời khỏi sân. The defeated team slowly left the field.
- Chúng tôi thua địch thủ trong cuộc đánh cược. We lost against our rival on price.
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, thua could be written as 輸, 𪿐. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 輸 (“to lose”, SV: thâu).
Frequently asked questions
What does thua mean in English?
thua (verb) means "to lose".
How do you pronounce thua?
IPA: Hanoi [tʰuə˧˧]; Saigon [tʰuə˧˧]. Tones: thua — level tone (ngang).