hết sức

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Hanoi [het̚˧˦ sɨk̚˧˦]Huế [het̚˦˧˥ ʂɨk̚˦˧˥]Saigon [həːt̚˦˥ ʂɨk̚˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

hếtrisingsắc sứcrisingsắc

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hết sức means very; extremely.

Meanings of hết sức in English

Adverb

very, extremely
- Nông nghiệp còn hết sức vất vả.Agriculture was still extremely laborious.
with all one's might, with all one's strength

Example sentences with hết sức

Làm gì thì cũng phải cố hết sức. Whatever you do, you must do your best.
Nó hết sức đáng sợ. It's downright scary.
Tôi biết rằng anh đã cố gắng hết sức. I know that you put your best effort into it.
Tom đã cố gắng hết sức để chiều lòng bố mẹ. Tom tried his best to please his parents.
Cô ấy đang cố tiết kiệm tiền hết sức có thể. She is trying to save as much money as she can.
Chúng tôi hết sức xin lỗi về chuyện đã xảy ra. We're sorry about it.
Anh ta nỗ lực hết sức nhưng anh ta đã thất bại. He tried hard, but he failed.
Do tôi bị bệnh trong một tuần, tôi đang nỗi lực hết sức có thể để bắt kịp. Since I was sick for a week, I'm making every possible effort to catch up.

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

Etymology

hết + sức.

Frequently asked questions

What does hết sức mean in English?

hết sức (adverb) means "very; extremely".

How do you pronounce hết sức?

IPA: Hanoi [het̚˧˦ sɨk̚˧˦]; Saigon [həːt̚˦˥ ʂɨk̚˦˥]. Tones: hết — rising tone (sắc), sức — rising tone (sắc).

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.