bỏ cuộc
(verb) to give up; to quit
Vietnamese words 1,001–5,000 · Từ tiếng Việt 1.001–5.000 3,991
The next four thousand Vietnamese words by corpus frequency — everyday vocabulary beyond the basics. Definitions adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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bỏ nhỏ
(verb) to short pass; shoot for a small distance
bỏ qua
(verb) to bypass; to skip
bỏ việc
(verb) to quit a job
bỏ về
(verb) to leave (a party etc.); to quit
bố mẹ
Mum and dad, one’s parents — the Northern pair; Southern families say ba má.
bố nó
(pronoun) you, our child(ren)'s dad
bố phòng
(verb) to organise the defence
bố trí
(verb) to arrange (things or manpower) in proper places
bố trận
(verb) to dispose troops in battle-array
Bố Y
(noun) Bouyei; Buyei (an ethnic group of southern China and northern Vietnam)
bố đường
(noun) sugar daddy (older man who spends money for a relationship with a younger partner)
bố đời
(noun) male person who is haughty and condescending towards other people
bổ
To split, cut open (fruit, wood) — the Northern word; Southerners say xẻ.
bộ bài
(noun) a pack of cards; a deck of cards
bộ chuyển đổi
adapter; converter
bộ chính trị
(noun) politburo
bộ dạng
(noun) one's appearance
bộ hạ
(noun) subordinate; inferior
bộ luật
(noun) legal code
bộ luật dân sự
(noun) civil code
bộ luật hình sự
(noun) penal code; criminal code
bộ lạc
(noun) tribe
bộ máy
(noun) apparatus, mechanism, machinery
bộ nhớ
(noun) memory (unit); storage
bộ trưởng
(noun) a minister or secretary (head of a department of government)
bộ đồ
(noun) a suit; a dress
bộ đội
(noun) a serviceperson of Vietnam's armed forces
bởi thế
(adverb) therefore; consequently
bởi vì
(conjunction) because
bởi vậy
(adverb) therefore; consequently; thus
c
(pronoun) abbreviation of cậu
ca ra
(noun) alternative spelling of ca-ra
ca sĩ
(noun) a singer (person who sings)
ca từ
(noun) lyrics
ca đoàn
(noun) a chorus; a choir
ca-ra
(noun) carat
cao cấp
(adjective) high-ranking; senior
cao kiến
(noun) excellent idea or proposal
cao lớn
(adjective) tall; high
cao minh
(adjective) brilliant, of incredible level of skill
cao nguyên
(noun) highland, plateau
cao quý
(adjective) noble; virtuous
cao sang
(adjective) elegant; sophisticated
cao tay
(adjective) capable; highly able
cao thủ
(noun) skilled person; master
cao trình
(noun) height; elevation
cao tăng
(noun) a virtuous senior monk
cao vọng
(noun) lofty ambition; high hope
cao điểm
(noun) high point; peak; climax; height
cao đẹp
(adjective) gorgeous; noble
chi bằng
(conjunction) to say nothing of
chi bộ
(noun) a branch; chapter; cell
chi cấp
(verb) to provide; to distribute; to allocate
chi dùng
(verb) to spend; to pay out; to disburse
chi dụng
(verb) alternative form of chi dùng (“to spend”)
chi hội
(noun) section; branch; chapter
chi lưu
(noun) tributary; affluent
chi sau
(noun) a hind limb; a back limb
chi thu
(noun) expenditures and income