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trống

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trống means empty; vacant.

Meanings of trống in English

Adjective

  1. empty; vacant

Adjective

  1. of a bird male
    • gà trốnga rooster
  2. including cetaceans male
    • cá heo trống/đựca male dolphin

Noun

  1. drum

Words with trống

Synonyms and antonyms of trống

Antonyms

Example sentences with trống

  • Cô ấy đỗ xe vào chỗ trống. She parked her car in a vacant lot.
  • Chọn đáp án đúng điền vào chỗ trống. Choose the correct answer that fills the empty space.
  • Bãi đỗ xe còn trống. The parking lot is empty.
  • Tâm trí tôi trống rỗng. My mind went blank.
  • Tôi cảm thấy trống rỗng. I feel empty.
  • Không có em, cuộc đời anh hoàn toàn trống rỗng. Without you, my life would have been totally empty.
  • Có rất nhiều lý do để giải thích vì sao một căn nhà bị bỏ trống. There are various reasons why a house may be left vacant.
  • Giờ đây, Trái Đất đã hoàn toàn trống rỗng. Bóng tối thì ở trên bề mặt của vực sâu. Thánh Linh của Chúa thì nổi trên mặt nước. Now the earth was completely empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep. God's ruach was hovering over the surface of the waters.

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, trống could be written as 𥧪, 𥨨, 𪟤, 𩀳. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Probably from Old Chinese 孔 (OC *kʰloːŋʔ) (SV: khổng).

Frequently asked questions

What does trống mean in English?

trống (adjective) means "empty; vacant".

How do you pronounce trống?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˦]; Saigon [ʈəwŋ͡m˦˥]. Tones: trống — 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.