đỡ
Hanoi [ʔɗəː˦ˀ˥]Huế [ʔɗəː˧˨]Saigon [ʔɗəː˨˩˦] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
đỡ means to prop; to support.
Meanings of đỡ in English
Verb
- to prop; to support
- to parry; to ward off
- to raise (someone) from a fall; to lift up
- to take in one's hands (what is offered, given); to help down with some load
- colloquial to help; to give a hand
- to reduce (a negative emotion or situation); to relieve
- to get better (after falling sick); to recover
- Em đỡ chưa?Feeling better? / Recovered yet?
- abbreviation short for đỡ đẻ (“to deliver (a woman in childbirth)”)
Adverb
- Southern Vietnam temporarily (in the absence of a better method); as a makeshift
Words with đỡ
Example sentences with đỡ
- Bạn đang biến mình trở thành bia đỡ đạn đấy. You're going to get yourself shot.
- Tôi đáng lẽ nên uống trà gừng để đỡ đau bụng. I should probably drink some ginger tea for my stomachache.
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, đỡ could be written as 拖, 𠰹, 㐌. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 助 (“to help”, SV: trợ).
Frequently asked questions
What does đỡ mean in English?
đỡ (verb) means "to prop; to support".
How do you pronounce đỡ?
IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗəː˦ˀ˥]; Saigon [ʔɗəː˨˩˦]. Tones: đỡ — creaky rising tone (ngã).