quý

Level ≈A2 (approx.) adjectiveverbnoun Sino-Vietnamese Top 3,000 most common

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quýrisingsắc

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quý means valuable; precious.

Chinese characters: 癸

Meanings of quý in English

Adjective

of things valuable; precious
- của quývaluable belongings
of people that one holds honorable or respectable; important
- Hôm nay nhà mình có khách quý. Mấy đứa nhớ chào hỏi lễ phép nhá.We're having some important guests today. You kids don't forget to give them a cordial welcome and behave yourselves.

Verb

to treasure; to hold dear ≈ trân trọng
- Mẹ nó quý nó lắm. Cái gì cũng chiều.His mom really loves him. She panders to his every whim.

Noun

of a year quarter
- thành tích quý 1first quarter achievements
- nhân viên của quýemployee of the quarter

Prefix

honorific, only in fixed expressions honorific prefix
- quý ông; quý ngàia gentleman
- quý bàa lady
- quý vịsir; ma'am; everyone; you; our honorable audience

Words with quý

Example sentences with quý

Tom luôn luôn là một quý ông. Tom has always been a gentleman.
Tôi rất vui khi đến thăm quý trường. It's my pleasure to come to your university.
Ai cũng quý cô ấy. Everyone loves her.
Xin chào những quý ông. Hello, gentlemen.
Xin gửi lời chào trân trọng tới tất cả quý ông, quý bà. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
Phòng trưng bày của chúng tôi gây tiếng vang bởi các quý cô trẻ. Our showroom made a hit with young ladies.
Làm phụ nữ thật khó. Vừa phải suy nghĩ như đàn ông, vừa phải ứng xử như quý cô, nhìn như một cô gái, và làm việc như ngựa. It's hard to be a woman. One must think like a man, act like a lady, look like a girl, and work like a horse.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 貴 (“valuable”).

Frequently asked questions

What does quý mean in English?

quý (adjective) means "valuable; precious".

How do you pronounce quý?

IPA: Hanoi [kwi˧˦]; Saigon [wɪj˦˥]. Tones: quý — rising tone (sắc).

Is quý a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. quý is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 癸.

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.