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thú vị

Level ≈A2 (approx.) adjective Sino-Vietnamese Top 1,000 most common
Hanoi [tʰu˧˦ vi˧˨ʔ]Huế [tʰʊw˨˩˦ vɪj˨˩ʔ]Saigon [tʰʊw˦˥ vɪj˨˩˨] browser voice
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thú vị means enjoyable; interesting.

Chinese characters: 趣味

Meanings of thú vị in English

Adjective

  1. enjoyable; interesting

Example sentences with thú vị

  • Đó là một dự án thú vị. It's a rather interesting project.
  • Nó có vể thú vị với tôi. It seems interesting to me.
  • Đó là một cuốn sách thú vị. That was an exciting book!
  • Nó dường như thú vị đến tôi. It seems interesting to me.
  • Đó là một giả thuyết thú vị. That's an interesting hypothesis.
  • Đó là một câu chuyện thú vị. That was an interesting story.
  • Tôi thấy ngoại ngữ rất thú vị. I find foreign languages very interesting.
  • Rạp chiếu phim này rất thú vị. This cinema is very interesting.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 趣味 (“interest”).

Frequently asked questions

What does thú vị mean in English?

thú vị (adjective) means "enjoyable; interesting".

How do you pronounce thú vị?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰu˧˦ vi˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [tʰʊw˦˥ vɪj˨˩˨]. Tones: thú — rising tone (sắc), vị — heavy tone (nặng).

Is thú vị a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. thú vị is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 趣味.

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.