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đi

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đi means to go; to walk; to leave.

Meanings of đi in English

Verb

  1. to go
    • đi đếngo to
    • đi ngủgo to bed
    • đi chợgo to the market
  2. of vehicles to go/run/travel
  3. Northern Vietnam to wear (footwear) ≈ mang
    • mèo đi hiaPuss in Boots
  4. to walk
    • Con anh mấy tháng mới biết đi?How old did your child start walking?
  5. to leave; to set out
    • Tàu hoả mấy giờ đi?What time does the train depart?
  6. of people to go by; to board; to get on
    • đi máy baygo by plane
  7. slang to get corrupted or broken down
    • Đồng hồ mà ngập nước lâu thì rồi cũng đi.Any watch submerged in water for long enough would eventually die.
  8. euphemistic to die
  9. abbreviation, euphemistic short for đi ỉa (“to shit”) or đi ngoài (“to defecate”)

Particle

  1. at the end of a sentence, conveys an urging or commanding tone
    • Thôi dẹp đi!Cut it out!

Adverb

  1. away; out of sight
    • Nó chạy đi đâu rồi?Where the hell did he go?

Words with đi

cút điđem chuông đi đánh xứ ngườiđi bãođi bậyđi bộđi cầuđi đứngđi lạcđi lạiđi làmđi ngoàiđi vắngđường đi nước bướcra điđi dạođi vàođi chơiđi nhờđi bầuđi tuđi tuầnđi đôiđi-ốpđi-ốt

Idioms and sayings with đi

Example sentences with đi

  • Anh ta bỏ đi từ chỗ đó. He left from there.
  • Có lẽ tôi sẽ đi câu cá. I'll probably be fishing.
  • Họ rất vội vã đi về nhà. They were in a hurry to get home.
  • Tất cả họ đều đã rời đi. They all left.
  • Để lại nó vào chỗ cũ đi. Put that back where it was.
  • Tôi đã đi sở thú hôm qua. I went to the zoo yesterday.
  • Cô ấy đã không đi đến đó. She did not go there.
  • Nó còn quá trẻ để đi học. She is too young to go to school.

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, đi could be written as 多, 𪠞, 𠫾, 迻. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *diː ~ tiː (“to go, to walk”); cognate with Muong ti, Chut [Rục] tiː², Thavung tiː² and Tho [Cuối Chăm] tiː².

Frequently asked questions

What does đi mean in English?

đi (verb) means "to go; to walk; to leave".

How do you pronounce đi?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗi˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɗɪj˧˧]. Tones: đi — level tone (ngang).

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.