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vũ khí

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Hanoi [vu˦ˀ˥ xi˧˦]Huế [vʊw˧˨ kʰɪj˨˩˦]Saigon [vʊw˨˩˦ kʰɪj˦˥] browser voice
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vũcreaky risingngãkhírisingsắc

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vũ khí means weapon; arms.

Chinese characters: 武器

Meanings of vũ khí in English

Noun

  1. weapon; arms

Words with vũ khí

vũ khí hạt nhânvũ khí huỷ diệt hàng loạt

Example sentences with vũ khí

  • Đó là một vũ khí. It's a weapon.
  • Họ có vũ khí không? Do they have weapons?
  • Hãy hạ vũ khí xuống. Put down your weapons.
  • Iraq không có vũ khí huỷ diệt hàng loạt. Iraq didn't have weapons of mass destruction.
  • Hạ vũ khí xuống. Lower your weapon.
  • Tôi đưa cho Tom những vũ khí mà ông ta muốn. I gave Tom the weapons he wanted.
  • Tôi đã đưa cho Tom những vũ khí mà cậu ta muốn. I gave Tom the weapons he wanted.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 武器 (“weapon, arms”).

Frequently asked questions

What does vũ khí mean in English?

vũ khí (noun) means "weapon; arms".

How do you pronounce vũ khí?

IPA: Hanoi [vu˦ˀ˥ xi˧˦]; Saigon [vʊw˨˩˦ kʰɪj˦˥]. Tones: vũ — creaky rising tone (ngã), khí — rising tone (sắc).

Is vũ khí a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. vũ khí is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 武器.

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.