xe
Hanoi [sɛ˧˧]Huế [sɛ˧˧]Saigon [sɛ˧˧] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
xe means vehicle; car; motorbike.
Meanings of xe in English
Noun
- chariot, a piece labeled with the characters 車 /车 (xa, black) and 俥 /伡 (red)
- rook
Noun
- wheeled vehicle (except for airplanes) ≈ xế
- đậu xeto park
- lái xeto pilot a wheeled vehicle other than planes or trains; to drive, to ride, etc.
Noun
- a pipe used to smoke makhorka or opium
Verb
- to spin small threads into a big one
- xe chỉto spin into threads
- xe tơto spin into silk
- literary to make something big from small ones (to spin small threads into a big one)
- xe cátto make a big pile of sand
- literary to bring two people together in marriage (to spin small threads into a big one)
Verb
- colloquial, uncommon to transport using a wheeled vehicles
Words with xe
Example sentences with xe
- Bạn đã rửa xe ô tô chưa? Have you washed the car yet?
- Họ có thể đi bằng xe hỏa. They can go by train.
- Ngài có mấy chiếc xe ô tô? How many cars do you have?
- Cô ấy đỗ xe vào chỗ trống. She parked her car in a vacant lot.
- Chiếc xe này là của ông ta. This car is his.
- Chiếc xe này là của ông ấy. This car is his.
- Chiếc xe này là của anh ấy. This car is his.
- Anh ấy thuê xe cho kì nghỉ. He rented a car for the holiday.
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, xe could be written as 車. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 車 (“vehicle”, SV: xa). Compare hè and hạ, chè and trà.
Frequently asked questions
What does xe mean in English?
xe (noun) means "vehicle; car; motorbike".
How do you pronounce xe?
IPA: Hanoi [sɛ˧˧]; Saigon [sɛ˧˧]. Tones: xe — level tone (ngang).
What classifier is used with xe?
Common classifiers: con, quân — for example "một con xe" (one vehicle).