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trước

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trước means before; in front of; first.

Chinese characters: 竹

Meanings of trước in English

Preposition

  1. before (earlier than in time)
  2. in front of

Adverb

  1. before
    • Em trước.Me first.
    • Bạn đi trướcAfter you.
  2. ago

Noun

  1. Southern Vietnam, obsolete Southern Vietnam form of trúc (“(kind of) bamboo”)

Words with trước

Example sentences with trước

  • Anh ấy đã mất ba năm trước. He died three years ago.
  • Nó đã xảy ra một năm trước. It happened one year ago.
  • Nó đã xảy ra hai năm trước. It happened two years ago.
  • Tom đã tự tử 3 tháng trước. Tom killed himself three months ago.
  • Anh ấy đã mất một năm trước. He died one year ago.
  • Anh ấy đã chết ba năm trước. He died three years ago.
  • Anh ấy đã mất năm năm trước. He died five years ago.
  • Chúng ta ở trước hạn khá xa. We're well ahead of schedule.

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, trước could be written as 畧, 𠓀, 𨎠, 𫏾. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-laːk. Cognate with Malieng kələak⁸. Related to Proto-Katuic *kaliiʔ (“forehead”) (whence Western Bru kali̤aʔ).

Frequently asked questions

What does trước mean in English?

trước (preposition) means "before; in front of; first".

How do you pronounce trước?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕɨək̚˧˦]; Saigon [ʈɨək̚˦˥]. Tones: trước — rising tone (sắc).

Is trước a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. trước is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 竹.

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.