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đầy

Level ≈A2 (approx.) adjective Top 1,000 most common
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đầy means full; filled.

Meanings of đầy in English

Adjective

  1. full, filled
    • đổ xăng đầy bìnhto fill the gas tank full
    • Khúc ca đầy tình cảm.The song is full of emotion.
  2. having indigestion ≈ đầy bụng
    • Ăn cái đó vào dễ bị đầy.Eating that can easily cause one to have indigestion.

Words with đầy

Example sentences with đầy

  • Cô ấy cho đầy táo vào túi. She filled her bag with apples.
  • Anh ấy múc một tay đầy cát. He scooped up sand by the handful.
  • Cơ sở dữ liệu đã đầy. The database is full.
  • Con đường đầy những ổ gà. The road is full of potholes.
  • Đêm nay bầu trời đầy sao. Tonight the sky is full of stars.
  • Cánh hoa rắc đầy sân khấu. The stage was sprinkled with flower petals.
  • Cuộc sống đầy những bí ẩn. Life is full of mystery.
  • Mặt đất đang phủ đầy tuyết. The ground is covered with snow.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, đầy could be written as 苔, 菭, 𧀟, 𠫆. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does đầy mean in English?

đầy (adjective) means "full; filled".

How do you pronounce đầy?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗəj˨˩]; Saigon [ʔɗəj˨˩]. Tones: đầy — falling tone (huyền).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.