trôi qua

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Hanoi [t͡ɕoj˧˧ kwaː˧˧]Huế [ʈoj˧˧ kwaː˧˧]Saigon [ʈoj˧˧ waː˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

trôilevelngang qualevelngang

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trôi qua means to elapse; to pass by.

Meanings of trôi qua in English

Verb

of time to elapse; to pass by

Example sentences with trôi qua

Ba mươi năm đã trôi qua. Thirty years passed.
Vài năm đã trôi qua. Several years went by.
Ba ngày đã trôi qua. It's been three days.
Một phút trôi qua nhanh. A minute goes by quickly.
Thời gian trôi qua sẽ không bao giờ quay trở lại. The time that has passed will never come back.
Một thời gian đã trôi qua kể từ khi chúng ta đi bơi cùng nhau. It's been a while since we've gone swimming together.
Nếu như mặt trời đột nhiên vụt tắt, 8 phút phải trôi qua trước khi chúng ta biết chuyện. Chỉ khi đó thì trái đất mới bị chìm trong bóng tối. If the Sun was to die suddenly, a further eight minutes would pass before we knew about it. Only then would Earth be thrown into darkness.

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

Etymology

trôi + qua.

Frequently asked questions

What does trôi qua mean in English?

trôi qua (verb) means "to elapse; to pass by".

How do you pronounce trôi qua?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕoj˧˧ kwaː˧˧]; Saigon [ʈoj˧˧ waː˧˧]. Tones: trôi — level tone (ngang), qua — level tone (ngang).

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.