viên
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
viên means Viennese.
Meanings of viên in English
Adjective
- Viennese
Classifier
- indicates government workers
Verb
- to round off; to make round; to ball up
Classifier
- Indicates small, solid things, such as bricks (gạch), pills (thuốc), tiles (ngói), bullets (đạn), etc.
Suffix
- member
- tổ viêna student member of a class's subdivision
Adjective
- in compounds round ≈ tròn
Words with viên
Example sentences with viên
- Tôi muốn ba viên đường trong sữa. I'd like three sugar cubes in the milk.
- Chị ấy là phiên dịch viên. She is an interpreter.
- Những viên pin đó có sạc được không? Are those batteries rechargeable?
- Cho tôi ba viên phấn. Give me three pieces of chalk.
- Ai cũng là điệp viên. Everyone was a spy.
- Anh ấy đã đặt những viên pin sai cách. He put the batteries the wrong way in.
- Viên cảnh sát đang chạy để bắt tên trộm. The policeman is running to catch the thief.
- Cảnh sát sẽ bắt bạn tìm ra mấy viên đạn. The police will get you to find the bullets.
Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).
Etymology
From French Vienne.
Frequently asked questions
What does viên mean in English?
viên (adjective) means "Viennese".
How do you pronounce viên?
IPA: Hanoi [viən˧˧]; Saigon [viəŋ˧˧]. Tones: viên — level tone (ngang).
Is viên a Sino-Vietnamese word?
Yes. viên is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 員.