How do you say “skillful” in Vietnamese?

“Skillful” in Vietnamese is khéo léo (skillful), khéo (skillful), giỏi (good).

Vietnamese words for “skillful”

• khéo léoListenadjective
  Hanoi [xɛw˧˦ lɛw˧˦] · Saigon [kʰɛw˦˥ lɛw˦˥]khéo rising léo rising

  skillful

  for “skillful” meaning: Possessing skill; skilled.

• khéoListenadjective
  Hanoi [xɛw˧˦] · Saigon [kʰɛw˦˥]khéo rising

  skillful

  for “skillful” meaning: Possessing skill; skilled.

• giỏiListenadjective
  Hanoi [zɔj˧˩] · Saigon [jɔj˨˩˦]giỏi dipping

  good; competent

  for “skillful” meaning: Possessing skill; skilled.

Related Vietnamese words

• nhuần nhuyễnListenadjective

  skillful; proficient; experienced

• tàiListenadjective

  talent; gift

• khéo tayListenadjective

  skilled with the hands; good at handicraft like knitting; carving

• mảListenadjective

  tomb; grave

• nghệListenadjective

  turmeric

• tài giỏiListenadjective

  talented; gifted

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.