xuống

See also: xương, xướng, xưởng, and xuồng

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *tʃɔːŋʔ. Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] cɔːŋ⁴.

See also giuống, probably derived from an affixed form.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [suəŋ˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [suəŋ˦˧˥]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [suəŋ˦˥]
Audio (Saigon): (file)

Verb

xuống • (𠖈, 𡬈, 𨑜, 𪧍, 𫳭, 𫴋, 𬕹, 𬺗)

to go downwards; to descend
to get off (a vehicle)
xuống xe ― to get off a wheeled vehicle

xuống tàu ― to get off a train/ship
to go to (a less developed area, especially a huyện)
to be in decline

Adverb

xuống • (𠖈, 𡬈, 𨑜, 𪧍, 𫳭, 𫴋, 𬕹, 𬺗)

downwards
ngồi xuống ― to sit down

nằm xuống ― to lie down

Antonyms

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See also

Derived terms

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