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How do you say “narrow” in Vietnamese?

“Narrow” in Vietnamese is hẹp (narrow or tight), chật hẹp (narrow), chật (having little space).

Vietnamese words for “narrow”

  • hẹpadjective
    Hanoi [hɛp̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [hɛp̚˨˩˨]hẹp heavy

    narrow or tight; compare chật

    for “narrow” meaning: Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.

    • Con đường hẹp lại.The road narrowed.
  • chật hẹpadjective
    Hanoi [t͡ɕət̚˧˨ʔ hɛp̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [cək̚˨˩˨ hɛp̚˨˩˨]chật heavy hẹp heavy

    narrow; tight; compact

    for “narrow” meaning: Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.

  • chậtadjective
    Hanoi [t͡ɕət̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [cək̚˨˩˨]chật heavy

    having little space; cramped; tight

    for “narrow” meaning: Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.

  • eo hẹpadjective
    Hanoi [ʔɛw˧˧ hɛp̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɛw˧˧ hɛp̚˨˩˨]eo level hẹp heavy

    scanty; tight

    for “narrow” meaning: Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.

Related Vietnamese words

  • hinadjective

    narrow

  • ngócnoun

    narrow; out-of-the-way road

  • chật chộiadjective

    cramped; crowded; packed

  • hẻmadjective

    a cul-de-sac

  • thốnverb

    cun; a traditional unit of length

  • chítverb

    great-great-great-grandchild

  • hẹp hòiadjective

    narrow-minded; petty

  • nhỏ nhenadjective

    small-minded; petty

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.