trại

Level ≈B2 (approx.) nounverbadjective Sino-Vietnamese Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [t͡ɕaːj˧˨ʔ]Huế [ʈaːj˨˩ʔ]Saigon [ʈaːj˨˩˨] browser voice

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trại means barrack; outpost.

Chinese characters: 寨

Meanings of trại in English

Noun

barrack; outpost

Verb

of pronunciation to deviate
- "Sài Gòn" trại lại là "Xì Gòn", "Hà Nội" trại lại là "Hà Lội"."Xì Gòn" is a deviation of "Sài Gòn", and "Hà Lội" is a deviation of "Hà Nội".

Adjective

uncommon twisted; askew ≈ trẹo
- trại chânhaving a twisted ankle

Words with trại

cắm trại doanh trại lều trại lửa trại nông trại trang trại trại giam trại âm

Example sentences with trại

Chúng ta phải lục soát trại. We must search the camp.

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, trại could be written as 豸. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 寨.

Frequently asked questions

What does trại mean in English?

trại (noun) means "barrack; outpost".

How do you pronounce trại?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕaːj˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ʈaːj˨˩˨]. Tones: trại — heavy tone (nặng).

Is trại a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. trại is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 寨.

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.