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trùng

Level ≈B2 (approx.) nounverb Sino-Vietnamese Top 5,000 most common
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trùng means microorganism.

Chinese characters: 蟲

Meanings of trùng in English

Noun

  1. microorganism
    • trùng (đế) giàya member of Paramecium
    • trùng roia flagellate

Verb

  1. to coincide
    • Ngày nghỉ trùng với chủ nhật nên được nghỉ bù.We get a compensatory day off because the holiday is on a Sunday.

Words with trùng

Example sentences with trùng

  • Phúc bất trùng lai, họa vô đơn chí. When it rains, it pours.
  • Phúc bất trùng lai. When it rains, it pours.
  • Trong lớp đó có ba học sinh trùng tên nhau. There are three students with the same name in that class.
  • Ngày diễn ra lễ hội trùng với ngày diễn ra kỳ thi. The date of the festival coincides with that of the exam.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 蟲 (“animal > bug, insect”).

Frequently asked questions

What does trùng mean in English?

trùng (noun) means "microorganism".

How do you pronounce trùng?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˨˩]; Saigon [ʈʊwŋ͡m˨˩]. Tones: trùng — falling tone (huyền).

Is trùng a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. trùng is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 蟲.

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.