trờ

verb

Hanoi [t͡ɕəː˨˩]Huế [ʈəː˦˩]Saigon [ʈəː˨˩] browser voice

Syllables · tones

trờfallinghuyền

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

Meanings of trờ in English

Verb

to draw nearer or to come closer than one originally intended due to momentum

Example sentences with trờ

Cậu không thể trông trờ gì nhiều ở cậu ta. You can't expect much of him.

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, trờ could be written as 徐. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce trờ?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕəː˨˩]; Saigon [ʈəː˨˩]. Tones: trờ — falling tone (huyền).

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. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.