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dễ

Level ≈A1 (approx.) adjective Top 1,000 most common
Hanoi [ze˦ˀ˥]Huế [jej˧˨]Saigon [jej˨˩˦] browser voice
Syllables · tones
dễcreaky risingngã

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dễ means easy.

Meanings of dễ in English

Adjective

  1. easy (requiring little skill or effort)

Words with dễ

dễ chịudễ dãidễ dàngdễ dầudễ như ăn bánhdễ như ăn cháodễ như ăn kẹodễ ợtdễ sợdễ thươngdễ tínhkhi dễkhó dễdễ bảodễ gần

Synonyms and antonyms of dễ

Antonyms

khó

Example sentences with dễ

  • Câu hỏi đó dễ trả lời thôi. That question is easy to answer.
  • Quá dễ để tôi giải bài toán. It is easy for me to solve the problem.
  • Quá dễ để tao giải bài toán. It is easy for me to solve the problem.
  • Dịch đoạn văn này sẽ rất dễ. Translating this text will be very easy.
  • Nếu dễ thì ai cũng làm được. If it was easy, anybody could do it.
  • Câu ngắn dễ dịch hơn câu dài. Short sentences are easier to translate than long ones.
  • Nho mọc thành chùm nên dễ hái. Grapes grow in thick clusters that are easy to pick.
  • Học tiếng nước ngoài không hề dễ. It isn't easy to learn a foreign language.

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, dễ could be written as 曳, 曵, 易, 𥚯. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 易 (“easy”, SV: dị).

Frequently asked questions

What does dễ mean in English?

dễ (adjective) means "easy".

How do you pronounce dễ?

IPA: Hanoi [ze˦ˀ˥]; Saigon [jej˨˩˦]. Tones: dễ — creaky rising tone (ngã).

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.