hàng đầu

Level ≈B2 (approx.) adjectivenoun Sino-Vietnamese Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [haːŋ˨˩ ʔɗəw˨˩]Huế [haːŋ˦˩ ʔɗəw˦˩]Saigon [haːŋ˨˩ ʔɗəw˨˩] browser voice

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hàngfallinghuyền đầufallinghuyền

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hàng đầu means foremost; leading; top.

Chinese characters: 行頭

Meanings of hàng đầu in English

Adjective

foremost; leading; top

Noun

first place

Example sentences with hàng đầu

Đối với tôi, an toàn là ưu tiên hàng đầu trong các tình huống lãng mạn. For me, safety comes first in all romantic situations.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 行頭, composed of 行 and 頭.

Frequently asked questions

What does hàng đầu mean in English?

hàng đầu (adjective) means "foremost; leading; top".

How do you pronounce hàng đầu?

IPA: Hanoi [haːŋ˨˩ ʔɗəw˨˩]; Saigon [haːŋ˨˩ ʔɗəw˨˩]. Tones: hàng — falling tone (huyền), đầu — falling tone (huyền).

Is hàng đầu a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. hàng đầu is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 行頭.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.