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tuyệt

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tuyệt means nice; great; wonderful.

Chinese characters: 絕

Meanings of tuyệt in English

Adjective

  1. colloquial nice; great; wonderful; terrific; excellent; perfect

Adverb

  1. colloquial extremely (good); exceptionally; immensely
  2. colloquial synonym of tuyệt nhiên (“absolutely”) ≈ tuyệt nhiên

Verb

  1. in compounds to cut off; to exhaust; to use up; to reach the end or extreme

Words with tuyệt

cự tuyệtđoạn tuyệttrác tuyệttuyệt búttuyệt chủngtuyệt cútuyệt diệutuyệt đại đa sốtuyệt đốituyệt giaotuyệt hảotuyệt mậttuyệt nhiêntuyệt phẩmtuyệt sắctuyệt thựctuyệt tìnhtuyệt trầntuyệt vọngtuyệt vờituyệt xảotứ tuyệttuyệt chiêutuyệt kĩtuyệt thế

Example sentences with tuyệt

  • Mary có mái tóc đen tuyệt đẹp. Mary has beautiful dark hair.
  • Rượu này có vị rất tuyệt. This wine tastes great.
  • Tom làm bánh quy tuyệt ngon. Tom makes great cookies.
  • Đồ ăn ở nhà hàng đó ngon tuyệt. The food at that restaurant is excellent.
  • Được ở đây thật tuyệt. It's wonderful to be here.
  • Chúng ta trông thật tuyệt khi đi cùng nhau. We look great together.
  • Nó sẽ tuyệt lắm. It will be great.
  • Cà phê thật tuyệt. The coffee is great.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 絕.

Frequently asked questions

What does tuyệt mean in English?

tuyệt (adjective) means "nice; great; wonderful".

How do you pronounce tuyệt?

IPA: Hanoi [twiət̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [t⁽ʷ⁾iək̚˨˩˨]. Tones: tuyệt — heavy tone (nặng).

Is tuyệt a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. tuyệt is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 絕.

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.