goigoi

chìm xuồng

Listen
capsize
Verb
capsize
+2 more senses

Learn more

After looking up a meaning, choose a textbook or practice activity to keep learning Vietnamese.

  • Learn letters and pronunciation from the beginning

    Open the 10days course

    A ten-day introductory course. Open the cover to start learning or continue where you left off.

  • Learn conversation through a story

    Read about “Tết, the Third Time”

    A textbook that teaches conversation through a family story. It is being prepared; see its content and release status.

  • Practise words and sounds in short activities

    Choose from the practice list

    Choose an activity for vocabulary, tones, listening and other skills.

3 senses 2 Components
Meaning
3 senses
▸
Sense 1 Verb
capsize

To overturn in the water or to be destroyed as a result of a maritime accident.

vi Con thuyền nhỏ đã bị chìm xuồng giữa dòng sông.

en The small boat capsized in the middle of the river.

Sense 2 Verb
shelved and forgotten

To be set aside or ignored so that a matter is eventually forgotten by the public.

vi Vụ án này cuối cùng đã bị chìm xuồng.

en This case was eventually shelved and forgotten.

Sense 3 Verb
fail or bankrupt

To be unsuccessful in an endeavor or to lose all of one's wealth and business assets.

vi Công việc làm ăn của anh ta đã bị chìm xuồng.

en His business endeavor has failed.

Parts
chìm / xuồng
▸
Similar
chìm nổi / chìm ngập / chìm / chìm đắm …
▸
Use
bom chìm / hút chìm / ba chìm bảy nổi / cân chìm …
▸
Sources, license, and AI

This page may include definitions, examples, translations, or exercise prompts edited, translated, or summarized by goigoi from Wiktionary contributors.

Applicable text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made.

Chinese-character and chữ Nôm forms are reference displays. Some are source-aligned for the whole word; others are assembled from per-syllable character mappings and are not necessarily the only or official spelling.

Some meanings, translations, or examples may be AI-assisted. Mistakes or awkward phrasing may remain.