tốt
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Sense 1
(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”)
tốt, chất lượng cao, làm tốt, thi hành tốt, tốt bụng hoặc đạo đức
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Examples
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Sources & notes
Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗
Sense 2
(adjective) very dense or long, more so than it should be
Examples
Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Sense 3
(noun) soldier, a piece labeled with the characters 卒 (black) and 兵 (binh, red)
Sense 4
Common questions
What does “tốt” mean?
(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”)
Is “tốt” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.