bất kỳ

Level ≈A2 (approx.) determineradjective Top 1,000 most common

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bấtrisingsắc kỳfallinghuyền

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

bất kỳ means any; whatever.

Also spelled bất kì — same word, same meaning.

Meanings of bất kỳ in English

Determiner

any; whatever ≈ bất cứ
- bất kì aianyone

Adjective

rare random; indiscriminate

Example sentences with bất kỳ

Sami không quên bất kỳ cái gì. Sami never forgot anything.
Hãy hỏi bất kỳ người phụ nữ nào. Ask any woman.
Tôi không thể tin bất kỳ ai nữa. I can't believe anyone anymore.
Đừng có tin bất kỳ ai ở đây hết. Don't trust anyone here.
Bất kỳ ai cũng có thể phạm sai lầm. Anyone can make a mistake.
Tôi không muốn bất kỳ ai viết về tôi. I don't want anybody writing about me.
Tôi không thích bất kỳ ai trong số họ. I don't like any of them.
Cái xác không có bất kỳ vết thương nào. The corpse didn't show any wounds.

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

Frequently asked questions

What does bất kỳ mean in English?

bất kỳ (determiner) means "any; whatever".

How do you pronounce bất kỳ?

Tones: bất — rising tone (sắc), kỳ — 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.