xây

Level ≈A2 (approx.) verb Top 1,000 most common

Hanoi [səj˧˧]Huế [səj˧˧]Saigon [səj˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

xâylevelngang

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

xây means to build.

Meanings of xây in English

Verb

to build

Words with xây

dựng xây thợ xây xây cất xây dựng xây đắp

Example sentences with xây

Ngôi nhà mà Tom xây rất đẹp. The house that Tom built is really nice.
Tòa nhà được xây vào năm 1960. The building was built in 1960.
Tôi xây những ngôi nhà bằng đá. I build houses out of stone.
Ai đã xây cái kia vậy? Who built it?
Anh ấy xây một căn nhà. He built a house.
Tom đã xây ngôi nhà này. Tom built this house.
Lâu đài đã được xây vào lúc nào? When was the castle built?
Rome đã không được xây trong 1 ngày. Rome wasn't built in a day.

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

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, xây could be written as 𡏦, 𫸕. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does xây mean in English?

xây (verb) means "to build".

How do you pronounce xây?

IPA: Hanoi [səj˧˧]; Saigon [səj˧˧]. Tones: xây — level tone (ngang).

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.