tốt
Hanoi [tot̚˧˦]Huế [tok̚˦˧˥]Saigon [tok̚˦˥] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
tốt means good.
Chinese characters: 卒
Meanings of tốt in English
Adjective
- good, as in high-quality, well-made, well executed, good-natured or ethical; compare hay (“good as in inventive, brilliant or entertaining”) and giỏi (“good as in skilled or competent”)
- gạo tốtgood rice
- người tốta good person; good people
- very dense or long, more so than it should be
- Tóc tốt quá rồi, phải đi cắt thôi.My hair's getting out of hand. I gotta get it cut.
Noun
- pawn
- figurative pawn
- soldier, a piece labeled with the characters 卒 (black) and 兵 (binh, red)
Words with tốt
Idioms and sayings with tốt
- tốt gỗ hơn tốt nước sơn — good wood is better than good paint
- tốt khoe xấu che — people tend to show what's good about themselves and hide what's bad
Synonyms and antonyms of tốt
Antonyms
Example sentences with tốt
- Tốt hơn bạn nên mở rèm ra. You'd better open up the curtains.
- Cứ hỏi anh ấy là tốt nhất. I'd better ask him.
- Bạn có ý nào tốt hơn không? Can you think of a better idea than this one?
- Tôi là một tài xế taxi tốt. I'm a good taxi driver.
- Vẫn tốt hơn là không có gì. It's still better than nothing.
- Anh trai tôi có trí nhớ tốt. My brother has a good memory.
- Chúng ta có thể làm tốt hơn. We can do better.
- Hai người đó đều đã làm tốt. They both did well.
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, tốt could be written as 卒, 𡨧, 𡄰, 𬙼. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Cognate with Muong Bi thốch (“good, beautiful”).
Frequently asked questions
What does tốt mean in English?
tốt (adjective) means "good".
How do you pronounce tốt?
IPA: Hanoi [tot̚˧˦]; Saigon [tok̚˦˥]. Tones: tốt — rising tone (sắc).
Is tốt a Sino-Vietnamese word?
Yes. tốt is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 卒.