trách

Level ≈B1 (approx.) verbnoun Sino-Vietnamese Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [t͡ɕajk̟̚˧˦]Huế [ʈat̚˦˧˥]Saigon [ʈat̚˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

tráchrisingsắc

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

trách means to reproach; to blame; to reprove.

Chinese characters: 責

Meanings of trách in English

Verb

to reproach; to blame; to reprove

Noun

Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam earthenware pot; small cooking pot

Words with trách

chẳng trách chê trách chuyên trách chức trách đặc trách khiển trách phụ trách quở trách tắc trách than trách trách mắng trách móc trách nhiệm trọng trách

Example sentences with trách

Không ai trách em cả. No one's blaming you.
Khi người khác chỉ ra những sai lầm của tôi, tôi tự trách bản thân mình. When other people point out my mistakes, I blame myself.

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, trách could be written as 垞. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 責.

Frequently asked questions

What does trách mean in English?

trách (verb) means "to reproach; to blame; to reprove".

How do you pronounce trách?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕajk̟̚˧˦]; Saigon [ʈat̚˦˥]. Tones: trách — rising tone (sắc).

Is trách a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. trách is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 責.

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.