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thuyền

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Hanoi [tʰwiən˨˩]Huế [tʰwiəŋ˦˩]Saigon [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩] browser voice
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thuyền means boat.

Chinese characters: 船 Classifier: con, cái, chiếc — e.g. một con thuyền (one boat)

Meanings of thuyền in English

Noun

  1. boat
  2. historical wooden ship (large water vessel) ≈ tàu
    • thuyền/tàu cướp biển/hải tặca pirate ship

Words with thuyền

Example sentences with thuyền

  • Có vài chiếc thuyền trên hồ. There were some boats on the lake.
  • Đi thuyền có thoải mái không? Is it comfortable to travel by ship?
  • Tôi biết rất nhiều về thuyền. I know a lot about ships.
  • Anh ấy thích đi câu cá trên thuyền. He likes to go fishing on a boat.
  • Chúng tôi bắt đầu lái thuyền về hướng cảng. We began to sail in the direction of the port.
  • Chúng tôi đặt tên con thuyền là Nửa Vầng Trăng. We named the boat the Half Moon.
  • Tôi muốn một chiếc thuyền sẽ đưa tôi đi xa khỏi nơi đây. I want a boat that will take me far away from here.
  • Con chó cắn mất cái xì gà của thuyền trường khi ông ấy đi ngang qua mà ông ấy không biết. The dog crushed the captain's cigar as he walked by; the captain took no notice of it.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 船 (“watercraft”).

Frequently asked questions

What does thuyền mean in English?

thuyền (noun) means "boat".

How do you pronounce thuyền?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰwiən˨˩]; Saigon [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩]. Tones: thuyền — falling tone (huyền).

Is thuyền a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. thuyền is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 船.

What classifier is used with thuyền?

Common classifiers: con, cái, chiếc — for example "một con thuyền" (one boat).

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.