Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

khá

[xaː˧˦]

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(adjective) fairly/decently competent; fine; OK

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

khá giỏi

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Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(adjective) "decent", below xuất sắc (“excellent”) and giỏi (“good”), above trung bình (“average”), yếu (“poor”) and kém (“terrible”)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

khá, trên mức trung bình

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tốt nghiệp loại kháto graduate cum laude

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(adverb) fairly competently

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tương đối có năng lực

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(adverb) quite; rather; fairly

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tương đối, khá, vừa phải

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What does “khá” mean?

(adjective) fairly/decently competent; fine; OK

Is “khá” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.