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trượt băng

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trượt băng means ice skating.

Meanings of trượt băng in English

Noun

  1. ice skating
    • trượt băng nghệ thuậtfigure skating

Verb

  1. to ice skate

Example sentences with trượt băng

  • Trượt băng trên hồ này an toàn. It is safe to skate on this lake.
  • An toàn khi trượt băng trên hồ này. It is safe to skate on this lake.
  • Không ai muốn đi trượt băng với tôi. No one wanted to go ice skating with me.
  • Chúng tôi là dân trượt băng khá giỏi. We're pretty good skaters.
  • Trên ti vi đang có một cuộc đua trượt băng quốc tế. There is an international speed skating competition on television.

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

Etymology

trượt (“to slide”) + băng (“ice”), perhaps a calque of Chinese 滑冰 (to ice skate).

Frequently asked questions

What does trượt băng mean in English?

trượt băng (noun) means "ice skating".

How do you pronounce trượt băng?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕɨət̚˧˨ʔ ʔɓaŋ˧˧]; Saigon [ʈɨək̚˨˩˨ ʔɓaŋ˧˧]. Tones: trượt — heavy tone (nặng), băng — 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.