Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

vị tất

[vi˧˨ʔ tət̚˧˦] 🎙 Say it

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Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(adverb) not necessarily (it is not necessary that)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

không nhất thiết

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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 ↗

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(adverb) not automatically (it does not immediately follow that)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

không tự động

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Examples

[…] thành-thử cái xấu, cái dở của mình, thì vị tất đã bỏ đi được,[…][…] which is the reason why the ugly and the bad in us is not automatically done away with, […]

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Common questions

What does “vị tất” mean?

(adverb) not necessarily (it is not necessary that)

Is “vị tất” formal or informal?

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

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