Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

lún

[lun˧˦] 🎙 Say it

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Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to subside

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

chìm xuống

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Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to sink

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

chìm

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Examples

Hoàng Dung thấy chỗ xương sống sau lưng Hồng Thất công có một vết bàn tay màu xanh đen lún sâu vào thịt như dùng sắt đỏ nung lên ấn vào,[…]Huáng Róng saw, at Hóng Qīgōng's backbone, a green-black hand-inflicted wound sunk deeply into the flesh, as if a red-hot iron had left a mark; […]

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Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(adjective) subsided

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đã chìm xuống

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Common questions

What does “lún” mean?

(verb) to subside

Is “lún” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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