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so

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so means to compare; to pair up.

Meanings of so in English

Verb

  1. transitive to compare ≈ so sánh
    • So với bạn thì nó cao hơn.Compared to his friend, he is taller.
  2. transitive to pair up
    • so đũato pair up chopsticks
  3. intransitive to straighten one's shoulders, as if to compare one's height to another's

Adjective

  1. firstborn
    • con sofirstborn child
    • chửa con soto be pregnant for the first time
    • trứng gà soa chicken's first egg (usually a small egg)

Noun

  1. mangrove horseshoe crab (Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda)

Words with so

so bìso đũaso leso sánhso tài

Example sentences with so

  • Chân tôi nhỏ hơn so với chân bạn. My foot is small beside yours.
  • Amazonas rộng hơn so với Colombia. Amazonas is larger than Colombia.
  • Nó đắt hơn một chút so với tôi nghĩ. It's quite a bit more expensive than I thought.
  • So với chiếc xe của anh, xe tôi nhỏ hơn. Compared with yours, my car is small.
  • Hôm nay tôi dậy sớm hơn so với thông thường. I woke up earlier than usual today.
  • Tom lớn tuổi hơn nhiều so với em gái của anh ấy. Tom is much older than his sister.
  • Nước biển thì dễ làm vật nổi hơn so với nước ngọt. Salt water is more buoyant than fresh water.
  • Tình huống đã được cải thiện đáng kể so với trước đây. The situation has improved considerably compared with what it was.

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

Etymology

Compare sơ (初, “first”).

Frequently asked questions

What does so mean in English?

so (verb) means "to compare; to pair up".

How do you pronounce so?

IPA: Hanoi [sɔ˧˧]; Saigon [ʂɔ˧˧]. Tones: so — level tone (ngang).

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.