yếu
Hanoi [ʔiəw˧˦]Huế [ʔiw˨˩˦]Saigon [ʔiw˦˥] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
yếu means weak; feeble.
Meanings of yếu in English
Adjective
- weak, feeble
Words with yếu
Example sentences with yếu
- Cô ta luôn đứng về bên yếu. She always sides with the weak.
- Cô ấy trông ốm yếu và gầy gò. She looks sick and thin.
- Mọi người có điểm mạnh và điểm yếu. Everyone has strengths and weaknesses.
- Sami có nhiều điểm yếu. Sami has many weaknesses.
- Nó quá yếu hèn để cố gắn việc đó. He is too much of a coward to attempt it.
- Cô ấy quá yếu. She is too weak.
- Bà ấy yếu quá. She is too weak.
- Nó yếu quá. She is too weak.
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, yếu could be written as 要, 𪽳. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 夭 (“young; tender; to die young”, SV: yêu, yểu).
Frequently asked questions
What does yếu mean in English?
yếu (adjective) means "weak; feeble".
How do you pronounce yếu?
IPA: Hanoi [ʔiəw˧˦]; Saigon [ʔiw˦˥]. Tones: yếu — rising tone (sắc).