tuyết

Level ≈A1 (approx.) noun Sino-Vietnamese Top 1,000 most common

Hanoi [twiət̚˧˦]Huế [twiək̚˦˧˥]Saigon [t⁽ʷ⁾iək̚˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

tuyếtrisingsắc

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tuyết means snow.

Chinese characters: 雪

Meanings of tuyết in English

Noun

snow (precipitation)

Words with tuyết

bông tuyết nấm tuyết người tuyết quả cầu tuyết trượt tuyết

Example sentences with tuyết

Trời bắt đầu có tuyết rồi đấy. It's started snowing.
Khu rừng bị tuyết che phủ. The forest was covered with snow.
Tuyết bắt đầu rơi rồi đấy. It's started snowing.
Mặt đất đang phủ đầy tuyết. The ground is covered with snow.
Tuyết tan hết trong một ngày. The snow melted away in a day.
Tuyết rơi từ thứ 2 đến thứ 6. It snowed from Monday to Friday.
Tuyết rơi trên những ngọn núi. Snow falls on the mountains.
Tôi thích trượt ván trên tuyết. I like snowboarding.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 雪, doublet of toát (as in trắng toát).

Frequently asked questions

What does tuyết mean in English?

tuyết (noun) means "snow".

How do you pronounce tuyết?

IPA: Hanoi [twiət̚˧˦]; Saigon [t⁽ʷ⁾iək̚˦˥]. Tones: tuyết — rising tone (sắc).

Is tuyết a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. tuyết is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 雪.

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.