xuống

See also: xương and xướng

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *tʃɔːŋʔ.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [suəŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [suəŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [suəŋ˦˥]
  • (file)

Verb

xuống (𠖈, 𡬈, 𨑜, 𪧍, 𫳭, 𫴋, 𬕹, 𬺗)

  1. to go downwards; to descend
  2. to get off (a vehicle)
    xuống xeto get off a wheeled vehicle
    xuống tàuto get off a train/ship
  3. to go to (a less developed area, especially a huyện)
  4. to be in decline

Adverb

xuống (𠖈, 𡬈, 𨑜, 𪧍, 𫳭, 𫴋, 𬕹, 𬺗)

  1. downwards
    ngồi xuốngto sit down
    nằm xuốngto lie down

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