How do you say “better” in Vietnamese?

“Better” in Vietnamese is hơn (more), cải thiện (to improve).

Vietnamese words for “better”

• hơnListenadjective
  Hanoi [həːn˧˧] · Saigon [həːŋ˧˧]hơn level

  more; more than; -er

  • Đó tốt hơn.That's better.
• cải thiệnListenverb
  Hanoi [kaːj˧˩ tʰiən˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [kaːj˨˩˦ tʰiəŋ˨˩˨]cải dipping thiện heavy

  to improve; to better

Related Vietnamese words

• chẳng thàListenadverb

  rather; preferably; better

• cải tiếnListenverb

  to upgrade; innovate; improve

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.