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nhiều

Level ≈A1 (approx.) determiner Top 1,000 most common
Hanoi [ɲiəw˨˩]Huế [ɲiw˦˩]Saigon [ɲiw˨˩] browser voice
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nhiềufallinghuyền

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nhiều means many; much; a lot.

Meanings of nhiều in English

Determiner

  1. many, much; a lot

Words with nhiều

ít nhiềunhiều nhặnphần nhiềusố nhiều

Idioms and sayings with nhiều

  • của ít lòng nhiều — possessing little and not giving any significant gifts, but being very warm-hearted instead

Synonyms and antonyms of nhiều

Antonyms

ít

Example sentences with nhiều

  • Bạn đã ra đi nhiều năm nay. You have been gone for so many years.
  • Tôi đã học rất nhiều về bạn. I learned a lot from you.
  • Cô ấy có quá nhiều bạn trai. She has too many boyfriends.
  • Ông ấy còn có nhiều táo hơn. He has even more apples.
  • Chúng tôi có nhiều bạn ở đó. We've got a lot of friends there.
  • Đã có rất nhiều đom đóm đấy. There were lots of fireflies.
  • Ở Úc có nhiều rắn độc không? Are there many poisonous snakes in Australia?
  • Có rất nhiều núi ở Đài Loan. There's a lot of mountains in Taiwan.

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, nhiều could be written as 饒, 𬼀, 𡗉, 𡗊. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɲiew. Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 饒 (SV: nhiêu). Cognate with Pong [Toum] ɲiaw³³/.

Frequently asked questions

What does nhiều mean in English?

nhiều (determiner) means "many; much; a lot".

How do you pronounce nhiều?

IPA: Hanoi [ɲiəw˨˩]; Saigon [ɲiw˨˩]. Tones: nhiều — falling tone (huyền).

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.