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đẹp

Level ≈A1 (approx.) adjective Top 1,000 most common
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đẹp means beautiful; pretty; nice.

Meanings of đẹp in English

Adjective

  1. beautiful
    • Tốt gỗ hơn tốt nước sơn, xấu người đẹp nết còn hơn đẹp người.Good woodwork is better than good finish, ugliness with a good personality is better than good looks.
  2. beautiful — pleasant to look at; good-looking ≈ đẹp mắt
    • cái đẹpbeauty
    • đẹp gái(of girls or women) beautiful
    • đẹp trai(of boys or men) handsome
  3. beautiful — nice
    • quần áo đẹpnice clothing
    • trời đẹpnice weather

Words with đẹp

Idioms and sayings with đẹp

Synonyms and antonyms of đẹp

Antonyms

Example sentences with đẹp

  • Ý là một đất nước rất đẹp. Italy is a very beautiful country.
  • Có phụ nữ đẹp ở đây không? Are there beautiful women here?
  • Ngôi nhà mà Tom xây rất đẹp. The house that Tom built is really nice.
  • Đó là một bức tranh rất đẹp. That's a very beautiful painting.
  • Bạn có một ngôi nhà thật đẹp. You have such a beautiful home.
  • Tôi đang mua một căn nhà đẹp. I'm buying a beautiful house.
  • Mary có mái tóc đen tuyệt đẹp. Mary has beautiful dark hair.
  • Tôi nghĩ ngày mai trời sẽ đẹp. Tomorrow I think it will be good weather.

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, đẹp could be written as 惵, 擛, 葉, 𢢲. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does đẹp mean in English?

đẹp (adjective) means "beautiful; pretty; nice".

How do you pronounce đẹp?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗɛp̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ʔɗɛp̚˨˩˨]. Tones: đẹp — heavy tone (nặng).

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.