How do you say “height” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "height" in Vietnamese?

"Height" in Vietnamese is chiều cao (height), cao (high or tall).

“Height” in Vietnamese is chiều cao (height), cao (high or tall).

Vietnamese words for “height”

chiều caonoun
Hanoi [t͡ɕiəw˨˩ kaːw˧˧] · Saigon [ciw˨˩ kaːw˧˧]chiều falling cao level
height
for “height” meaning: The vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal (withers in the case of a horse).
- Anh ấy cao hơn tôi, gấp đôi chiều cao của tôi.He is taller than me, double my height.
caoadjective
Hanoi [kaːw˧˧] · Saigon [kaːw˧˧]cao level
high or tall
for “height” meaning: The distance from the base to the top of something.
- Mary sợ độ cao.Mary is afraid of heights.

Related Vietnamese words

cao trìnhnoun
height; elevation
cao điểmnoun
high point; peak; climax
vócnoun
height; stature
đỉnhnoun
top; summit

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.