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trừ

Level ≈A2 (approx.) verb Sino-Vietnamese Top 3,000 most common
Hanoi [t͡ɕɨ˨˩]Huế [ʈɨ˦˩]Saigon [ʈɨ˨˩] browser voice
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trừfallinghuyền

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trừ means to subtract; to exclude.

Chinese characters: 除

Meanings of trừ in English

Verb

  1. to subtract
  2. to exclude
    • Chọn đứa nào cũng được, trừ thằng Tú (ra).Pick any of them you like, except for Tú.
  3. to exterminate (pests)
    • thuốc trừ sâupesticide

Words with trừ

bài trừbù trừcười trừdiệt trừmiễn trừngoại trừphép trừtrừ khửtrừ phitrừ bị

Example sentences with trừ

  • 10 trừ 6 bằng mấy? What is 6 subtracted from 10?
  • Mười trừ sáu còn mấy? What is 6 subtracted from 10?
  • Bốn trừ hai bằng hai. Four minus two is two.
  • Tôi ăn gì cũng được, trừ hành tây ra. I can eat anything but onions.
  • Chúng tôi uống tất cả mọi thứ trừ nước. We drink everything except water.
  • Không ai quan tâm đến điều đó trừ cậu ra. Nobody cares about this except you.
  • Chúng tôi mở cửa hằng ngày, trừ thứ Hai ra. We're open every day but Monday.
  • Ai cũng biết phát xít là xấu trừ kẻ ngu ra. Everyone knows fascism is bad except the stupid.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 除 (“to eliminate; to remove; to divide”). In Vietnamese, this word means "to subtract", while chia means "to divide".

Frequently asked questions

What does trừ mean in English?

trừ (verb) means "to subtract; to exclude".

How do you pronounce trừ?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕɨ˨˩]; Saigon [ʈɨ˨˩]. Tones: trừ — falling tone (huyền).

Is trừ a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. trừ is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 除.

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.