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nhỏ means small; little.

Meanings of nhỏ in English

Adjective

  1. small; little ≈ bé
    • nhỏ bé / bé nhỏsmall; tiny
  2. quiet, hushed
    • tiếng nhỏlow volume

Verb

  1. of liquids to drip
  2. to drop a drop of liquid
    • nhỏ mắtto drop eye drops onto the eyes

Noun

  1. Southern Vietnam child
    • sắp nhỏour children
    • tụi nhỏthe kids
  2. Southern Vietnam girl; girlie
    • con nhỏ đóthat girl
    • nhỏ Hoathe girl named Hoa

Pronoun

  1. Southern Vietnam, familiar she/her, that girl

Words with nhỏ

Example sentences with nhỏ

  • Tôi đã chơi cờ vua từ nhỏ. I've been playing chess since I was a kid.
  • Một phần ba nhỏ hơn một nửa. One-third is less than one-half.
  • Hồi nhỏ tôi không có xe đạp. I didn't have a bicycle when I was growing up.
  • Trẻ nhỏ có thể rất phá phách. Small children can be very destructive.
  • Với Tom nó chỉ là chuyện nhỏ. It's easy for Tom.
  • Con cá này có nhiều xương nhỏ. This fish has a lot of small bones in it.
  • Ngôi làng nơi tôi sống rất nhỏ. The village I live in is very small.
  • Lúc còn nhỏ tôi không thích chó. I didn't like dogs when I was a kid.

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, nhỏ could be written as 𡮈, 乳, 㳶, 𤀒. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-ʄɔh. Compare also Proto-Katuic *tʄoh (whence Pacoh tandyóh (“to drip”)).

Frequently asked questions

What does nhỏ mean in English?

nhỏ (adjective) means "small; little".

How do you pronounce nhỏ?

IPA: Hanoi [ɲɔ˧˩]; Saigon [ɲɔ˨˩˦]. Tones: nhỏ — dipping tone (hỏi).

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.