chẳng

Level ≈A1 (approx.) adverb Top 1,000 most common

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Syllables · tones

chẳngdippinghỏi

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

chẳng means not at all; even if not.

Meanings of chẳng in English

Adverb

not at all ≈ đâu nào không chả đếch
- Chẳng biết.No idea.
even if not
- Chẳng chua, nhưng vẫn có thể là chanh.Even if it isn’t sour, it could still be a lemon.
if not
there is not

Words with chẳng

chẳng bao lâu chẳng bõ chẳng hạn chẳng mấy chốc chẳng qua chẳng thà chẳng thể cực chẳng đã chẳng là chẳng cứ chẳng lẽ chẳng trách

Example sentences with chẳng

Chẳng có ai ở trong đó cả. There was nobody in there.
Nó chẳng có ý nghĩa gì cả. It makes no sense.
Lạ thay, chẳng ai để ý cả. Strangely, nobody else noticed.
Hầu như chẳng còn thứ gì cả. There's hardly anything left.
Hoa hồng nào mà chẳng có gai. Every rose has its thorns.
Bạn chẳng bao giờ tin tôi cả. You never believed me.
Tôi chẳng hiểu bạn nói gì hết. I can not make out at all what you say.
Tom chẳng bao giờ đúng giờ cả. Tom is never on time.

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, chẳng could be written as 拯, 𫽄, 庄, 庒. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Fusion between chăng (“not any”) and có (“to have”).

Frequently asked questions

What does chẳng mean in English?

chẳng (adverb) means "not at all; even if not".

How do you pronounce chẳng?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕaŋ˧˩]; Saigon [caŋ˨˩˦]. Tones: chẳng — dipping tone (hỏi).

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.