thụ động

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 受動, composed of 受 (“to take”) and 動 (“motion”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰu˧˨ʔ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰʊw˨˩ʔ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰʊw˨˩˨ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨]

Adjective

thụ động

  1. passive or reactive rather than active or proactive
    Antonym: chủ động
  2. (grammar) synonym of bị động (“passive”)
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