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hơn

Level ≈A1 (approx.) adverbadjective Top 1,000 most common
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hơn means more; more than; -er.

Meanings of hơn in English

Adverb

  1. more, -er, to a greater degree or extent
    • to hơnbigger
    • hơn một nămmore than a year
    • Tôi thích tiếng Việt hơn tiếng Anh.I like Vietnamese more than English.

Adjective

  1. better
    • Có hơn nó chỗ nào đâu mà chém kinh thế?You're not better than him/her at anything, stop shit talking.

Words with hơn

hơn cảhơn hếthơn nữahơn thua

Example sentences with hơn

  • Tốt hơn bạn nên mở rèm ra. You'd better open up the curtains.
  • Bạn có ý nào tốt hơn không? Can you think of a better idea than this one?
  • Lần tới tôi sẽ đến sớm hơn. Next time I'll come earlier.
  • Vẫn tốt hơn là không có gì. It's still better than nothing.
  • Tôi thấy an toàn hơn ở đây. I feel safer here.
  • Hổ lớn hơn và khỏe hơn mèo. Tigers are bigger and stronger than cats.
  • In đen trắng rẻ hơn in màu. Compared to a colour print, a monochrome print is cheaper.
  • Mẹ tôi nấu ăn ngon hơn tôi. My mother cooks better than I do.

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

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, hơn could be written as 欣. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *hən ~ *həən (“to grow, to increase”) (Shorto 2006, #1219); cognate with Arem hɨən ("more than; to defeat, to win against"), Pacoh hon (“grown”), Bahnar hon (“to grow”), Plang [La Gang] hɔ́n, and Khasi byrhien (“(people) in large numbers”)).

Frequently asked questions

What does hơn mean in English?

hơn (adverb) means "more; more than; -er".

How do you pronounce hơn?

IPA: Hanoi [həːn˧˧]; Saigon [həːŋ˧˧]. Tones: hơn — level tone (ngang).

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.