tuân

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Hanoi [twən˧˧]Huế [twəŋ˧˧]Saigon [t⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˧˧] browser voice

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tuân means to obey; to follow.

Chinese characters: 遵

Meanings of tuân in English

Verb

to obey; to follow

Words with tuân

tuân thủ

Example sentences with tuân

Chúng tôi buộc phải tuân theo luật. We are bound to obey laws.
"Tôi sẽ tuân theo luật", cô ấy nói. "I will follow the law," she said.
Họ đã thề sẽ tuân theo luật cuả Mexico. They had to promise to obey the laws of Mexico.
Thế giới tuân theo một nguyên tắc vàng: người có vàng là người đặt luật. The world follows one golden rule: whoever has the gold makes the rules.
Vì tội phạm không tuân theo luật, càng nhiều luật bất công thì càng nhiều tội phạm. Since crime is disobeying the law, more unfair laws lead to more crime.
Bề mặt của khí cầu không phải là một không gian Euclide, và do đó không thể tuân theo các quy tắc của hình học Euclide. The surface of a balloon is not an Euclidean space, and therefore does not follow the rules of Euclidean geometry.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 遵.

Frequently asked questions

What does tuân mean in English?

tuân (verb) means "to obey; to follow".

How do you pronounce tuân?

IPA: Hanoi [twən˧˧]; Saigon [t⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˧˧]. Tones: tuân — level tone (ngang).

Is tuân a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. tuân is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 遵.

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.