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trốn

Level ≈A2 (approx.) verb Top 3,000 most common
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trốnrisingsắc

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trốn means to hide oneself; to escape; to flee.

Meanings of trốn in English

Verb

  1. to hide oneself
    • lẩn trốnto run and hide; to be on the run
    • trốn tìmhide and seek
  2. to escape, to flee
    • trốn tùto escape from prison
  3. to free oneself from someone or something without permission
    • Nó trốn mẹ đi chơi rồi.He went out without his mom's permission.
    • trốn họcto skip class
    • trốn thuếto evade tax
  4. of infants to skip a developmental motor stage

Words with trốn

bỏ trốnchạy trốntrốn thoáttrốn tìmtrốn tránh

Example sentences with trốn

  • Bạn đã bao giờ trốn học chưa? Have you ever skipped school?
  • Bạn đã trốn học bao giờ chưa? Have you ever skipped school?
  • Cô ấy đang trốn ở đâu? Where is she hiding?
  • Tom đã từng trốn học chưa? Did Tom use to play hooky?
  • Bạn đã từng trốn học chưa? Have you ever skipped school?
  • Tôi trốn đằng sau tảng đá. I hid behind a boulder.
  • Có phải Tom đã từng trốn học không? Did Tom use to play hooky?
  • Cậu trốn ở đâu vậy? Why are you hidden?

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, trốn could be written as 遁, 𧾌, 迍, 揗. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Vietic *k-loːnʔ. Cognate with Arem tluớn and Tho [Cuối Chăm] klɔːn³.

Frequently asked questions

What does trốn mean in English?

trốn (verb) means "to hide oneself; to escape; to flee".

How do you pronounce trốn?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕon˧˦]; Saigon [ʈoŋ˦˥]. Tones: trốn — rising tone (sắc).

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.