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How do you say “primary” in Vietnamese?

“Primary” in Vietnamese is chính yếu (primary), sơ bộ (preliminary), sơ cấp (basic).

Vietnamese words for “primary”

  • chính yếuadjective
    Hanoi [t͡ɕïŋ˧˦ ʔiəw˧˦] · Saigon [cɨn˦˥ ʔiw˦˥]chính rising yếu rising

    primary; main; essential

    for “primary” meaning: Main; principal; chief; placed ahead of others.

  • sơ bộadjective
    Hanoi [səː˧˧ ʔɓo˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʂəː˧˧ ʔɓow˨˩˨]sơ level bộ heavy

    preliminary

    for “primary” meaning: First or earliest in a group or series.

  • sơ cấpadjective
    Hanoi [səː˧˧ kəp̚˧˦] · Saigon [ʂəː˧˧ kəp̚˦˥]sơ level cấp rising

    basic; elementary; beginner's

    for “primary” meaning: First or earliest in a group or series.

  • sơ đẳngadjective
    Hanoi [səː˧˧ ʔɗaŋ˧˩] · Saigon [ʂəː˧˧ ʔɗaŋ˨˩˦]sơ level đẳng dipping

    elementary; amateurish

    for “primary” meaning: First or earliest in a group or series.

  • chínhadjective
    Hanoi [t͡ɕïŋ˧˦] · Saigon [cɨn˦˥]chính rising

    main; major; chief

    for “primary” meaning: Main; principal; chief; placed ahead of others.

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  • chủ yếuadverb
    Hanoi [t͡ɕu˧˩ ʔiəw˧˦] · Saigon [cʊw˨˩˦ ʔiw˦˥]chủ dipping yếu rising

    principally; mainly; mostly

    for “primary” meaning: Main; principal; chief; placed ahead of others.

Related Vietnamese words

  • vô cănadjective

    primary; essential; idiopathic

  • đầunoun

    head; an end or extremity; compare mũi

  • nguyên thuỷadjective

    primitive; primordial

  • nguyênnoun

    yuan

  • gốcnoun

    origin; root

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