How do you say “important” in Vietnamese?

“Important” in Vietnamese is quan trọng (important), trọng yếu (important), trọng đại (major).

Vietnamese words for “important”

• quan trọngListenadjective
  Hanoi [kwaːn˧˧ t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [waːŋ˧˧ ʈawŋ͡m˨˩˨]quan level trọng heavy

  important; significant

  for “important” meaning: Having relevant and crucial value; having import.

  • Tiền quan trọng.Money is important.
• trọng yếuListenadjective
  Hanoi [t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ ʔiəw˧˦] · Saigon [ʈawŋ͡m˨˩˨ ʔiw˦˥]trọng heavy yếu rising

  important; vital

  for “important” meaning: Having relevant and crucial value; having import.

• trọng đạiListenadjective
  Hanoi [t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʈawŋ͡m˨˩˨ ʔɗaːj˨˩˨]trọng heavy đại heavy

  major; important

Related Vietnamese words

• hệ trọngListenadjective

  important; weighty; significant

• nghiêm trangListenadjective

  important; serious; solemn

• to tácListenadjective

  big; important; a big deal

• chủ yếuListenadjective

  principally; mainly; mostly

• đầu tiênListenadjective

  first

• chìa khóaListennoun

  key

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.