khỏi
Hanoi [xɔj˧˩]Huế [kʰɔj˧˨]Saigon [kʰɔj˨˩˦] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
khỏi means to recover from; or be cured of.
Meanings of khỏi in English
Verb
- not to have to do something
- intransitive to recover from, or be cured of (sickness)
- transitive to avoid; to shun; to escape; to evade; to keep away from; to refrain from; to save (from)
- intransitive, after a verb to leave (from); to separate (from); to cut off (from)
Adverb
- away from; out of
Words with khỏi
Idioms and sayings with khỏi
- tai qua nạn khỏi — to get out of danger; to get away unscathed
Example sentences with khỏi
- Tom vẫn chưa hồi phục khỏi nó. Tom hasn't recovered from it yet.
- Thật khó mà thoát khỏi số phận. There is no escape from fate.
- Tom không thể rời mắt khỏi Mary. Tom can't keep his eyes off Mary.
- Đó là điều không thể tránh khỏi. That is unavoidable.
- Có những thứ không thể tránh khỏi. Some things are inevitable.
- Mình không thể thoát khỏi đây được. We can't get out of this.
- Tom vừa bị đuổi khỏi Úc. Tom just got kicked out of Australia.
- Tom ngã khỏi ngựa của mình. Tom fell off his horse.
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, khỏi could be written as 塊. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Frequently asked questions
What does khỏi mean in English?
khỏi (verb) means "to recover from; or be cured of".
How do you pronounce khỏi?
IPA: Hanoi [xɔj˧˩]; Saigon [kʰɔj˨˩˦]. Tones: khỏi — dipping tone (hỏi).