How do you say “mediocre” in Vietnamese?

“Mediocre” in Vietnamese is xoàng (commonplace), tồi (poor), nhàm chán (mediocre).

Vietnamese words for “mediocre”

• xoàngListenadjective
  Hanoi [swaːŋ˨˩] · Saigon [s⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˨˩]xoàng falling

  commonplace; mediocre; trivial

• tồiListenadjective
  Hanoi [toj˨˩] · Saigon [toj˨˩]tồi falling

  poor; bad; mediocre

• nhàm chánListenadjective
  Hanoi [ɲaːm˨˩ t͡ɕaːn˧˦] · Saigon [ɲaːm˨˩ caːŋ˦˥]nhàm falling chán rising

  mediocre; dull; uninspiring

• tầm thườngListenadjective
  Hanoi [təm˨˩ tʰɨəŋ˨˩] · Saigon [təm˨˩ tʰɨəŋ˨˩]tầm falling thường falling

  commonplace; mediocre; trivial

Related Vietnamese words

• bình bìnhListenadjective

  mediocre or banal

• thườngListenadjective

  frequent; usual; ordinary

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.