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trần

Level ≈B1 (approx.) nounadjectiveadverb Sino-Vietnamese Top 3,000 most common
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trầnfallinghuyền

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trần means ceiling.

Chinese characters: 陳 Classifier: cái — e.g. một cái trần (one ceiling)

Meanings of trần in English

Noun

  1. ceiling

Adjective

  1. literary bare
    • đôi chân trầnbare feet
    • bờ vai trầnbare shoulders

Adverb

  1. in compounds, only in fixed expressions without anything covering the torso; shirtlessly
    • cởi trầnto take off one's shirt and stay shirtless
    • đánh trần / ở trầnto be shirtless
  2. euphemistic, in compounds, only in fixed expressions without any clothes covering the body; nakedly

Words with trần

quạt trầntrần trụitrần truồngtrần giantrần aitrần bìtrần thuậttrần thế

Example sentences with trần

  • Tom quyết định đi chân trần. Tom decided to go barefoot.
  • Anh ấy đi chân trần trên bãi biển. He walks barefoot on the beach.
  • Nhà hàng này có trần nhà màu trắng. The restaurant has a white ceiling.
  • Jane đã đến thị trần của chúng tôi cách đây ba năm. Jane came to our town three years ago.
  • Đối với người nước ngoài thì ở Nhật trần nhà khá thấp. In Japan the ceilings are quite low for foreigners.
  • Nếu bạn không có việc gì để làm, hãy nhìn lên trần nhà phòng bạn. If you don't have anything to do, look at the ceiling of your room.
  • Nếu bạn không có việc gì để làm, hãy nhìn lên trần nhà của phòng bạn. If you don't have anything to do, look at the ceiling of your room.

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

Etymology

Short for thừa trần (承塵, “ceiling”).

Frequently asked questions

What does trần mean in English?

trần (noun) means "ceiling".

How do you pronounce trần?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕən˨˩]; Saigon [ʈəŋ˨˩]. Tones: trần — falling tone (huyền).

Is trần a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. trần is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 陳.

What classifier is used with trần?

Common classifiers: cái — for example "một cái trần" (one ceiling).

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.