How do you say “careful” in Vietnamese?

“Careful” in Vietnamese is cẩn thận (careful), kỹ lưỡng (careful), chu đáo (attentive).

Vietnamese words for “careful”

• cẩn thậnListenadjective
  Hanoi [kən˧˩ tʰən˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [kəŋ˨˩˦ tʰəŋ˨˩˨]cẩn dipping thận heavy

  careful; cautious

  • Hãy cẩn thận!Careful!
• kỹ lưỡngListenadjective
  kỹ creaky rising lưỡng creaky rising

  careful; meticulous; thorough

• chu đáoListenadjective
  Hanoi [t͡ɕu˧˧ ʔɗaːw˧˦] · Saigon [cʊw˧˧ ʔɗaːw˦˥]chu level đáo rising

  attentive; careful; considerate

• kĩListenadjective
  Hanoi [ki˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [kɪj˨˩˦]kĩ creaky rising

  careful; thorough

• kỹListenadjective
  kỹ creaky rising

  careful; thorough

  • Hãy nhìn thật kỹ.Watch carefully.
• tỉ mỉListenadjective
  Hanoi [ti˧˩ mi˧˩] · Saigon [tɪj˨˩˦ mɪj˨˩˦]tỉ dipping mỉ dipping

  minute; meticulous; careful

Related Vietnamese words

• kĩ càngListenadjective

  careful; thorough

• kĩ lưỡngListenadjective

  careful; meticulous; thorough

• thận trọngListenadjective

  cautious; with discretion

• cẩn trọngListenadjective

  serious and careful; cautious

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.