viện

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

Hanoi [viən˧˨ʔ]Huế [viəŋ˨˩ʔ]Saigon [viəŋ˨˩˨] browser voice

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viện means institute; court chamber.

Chinese characters: 院

Meanings of viện in English

Noun

institute
court chamber
abbreviation, colloquial clipping of bệnh viện (“hospital”)
- Ngày tôi chăm mẹ chồng trong viện thì anh đang hớn hở đưa bồ đi viện đẻ.The day I looked after my mother-in-law in hospital was also the day my overjoyed husband took his mistress to hospital to give birth.

Verb

to advance or give reasons for; to invoke; to call upon; to adduce; to allege

Words with viện

Example sentences with viện

Tôi tưởng Tom đã ra viện rồi. I thought Tom had gotten out of the hospital.
Trong hai tuần nữa, bạn sẽ có thể ra viện. In another two weeks you will be able to get out of the hospital.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 院 (“court”).

Frequently asked questions

What does viện mean in English?

viện (noun) means "institute; court chamber".

How do you pronounce viện?

IPA: Hanoi [viən˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [viəŋ˨˩˨]. Tones: viện — heavy tone (nặng).

Is viện a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. viện is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 院.

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.