trồng
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
trồng means to plant.
Meanings of trồng in English
Verb
- to plant
- Bố tôi đang trồng cây.My father is planting trees.
- Trồng cây gây rừngTo grow forests by planting trees
Words with trồng
Idioms and sayings with trồng
- đứng như trời trồng — to be rooted to the spot; to be unable to move due to fear, surprise, or other strong emotions.
Example sentences with trồng
- Năm nay, tôi sẽ trồng lúa mì. I will plant wheat this year.
- Anh đang trồng loại cam nào vậy? What kind of oranges do you plant here?
- Tôi đã trồng một cái cây. I planted a tree.
- Bạn có trồng bí ngô không? Do you plant pumpkins?
- Anh đang trồng loại cam nào? What kind of oranges do you plant here?
- Mày đang trồng giống cam gì? What kind of oranges do you plant here?
- Và bạn tính trồng nó trong 3 ngày? And you are going to raise it in three days?
- Và mày tính trồng nó trong 3 ngày? And you are going to raise it in three days?
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, trồng could be written as 𣑺, 桐, 𢲣, 槞. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Attested as Northern Middle Vietnamese blòu᷃ (“to plant”) in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651), from Proto-Vietic *m-loːŋ. Cognate with Muong tlồng.
Frequently asked questions
What does trồng mean in English?
trồng (verb) means "to plant".
How do you pronounce trồng?
IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˨˩]; Saigon [ʈəwŋ͡m˨˩]. Tones: trồng — falling tone (huyền).