trực

Level ≈B2 (approx.) verb Sino-Vietnamese Top 5,000 most common

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Syllables · tones

trựcheavynặng

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Chinese characters: 直

Meanings of trực in English

Verb

to be on continuous duty doing tasks on demand
- trực điện thoạito operate phones
- Hôm nay mẹ đi trực ở trường.My mother is going on guard duty at school today.
- Hôm nay mẹ đi trực ở bệnh viện.My mother is going on nurse duty at the hospital today.
abbreviation short for trực nhật

Words with trực

trực giác trực tiếp trực thăng trực tuyến trực chuẩn trực diện trực hệ trực khuẩn trực nhật trực quan trực thu trực thuộc trực tràng trực tâm

Example sentences with trực

Sáng hôm nay bác sĩ nào trực vậy? Which doctor is on duty this morning?
Sami đang trực đêm. Sami is on night duty.
Tôi sẽ không có ca trực vào trưa thứ Hai. I'll be off duty at noon on Monday.
Không có bác sĩ nào trực cả, còn các y tá đều đã đi dự tiệc. There was no doctor on duty, and the nurses had all gone to the party.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 直 (“to take turns”). Compare 值 (trị). See also thường trực (“constant”).

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce trực?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕɨk̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ʈɨk̚˨˩˨]. Tones: trực — heavy tone (nặng).

Is trực a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. trực is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 直.

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.