bietviet

Vocabulary Levels

Words ranked by frequency from Vietnamese Wikipedia, grouped into proficiency levels. See also: browse all words by rank.

Level 1
Essential
Ranks 1–500
500 words

Words every beginner needs. High-frequency function words and basic vocabulary.
Level 2
Core
Ranks 501–1,500
1,000 words

Everyday conversation vocabulary. Common nouns, verbs, and adjectives.
Level 3
Intermediate
Ranks 1,501–5,000
3,500 words

Reading comprehension vocabulary. Needed for news articles and general texts.
Level 4
Advanced
Ranks 5,001–15,000
10,000 words

Academic and nuanced vocabulary. Specialized topics and formal registers.
Level 5
Specialized
Ranks 15,001–34,929
19,929 words

Domain-specific and rare words. Technical, literary, and regional terms.

Level 4 — Advanced

# word frequency definition
13301 hòa hảo
32 		(1) accord, agreement, concord, harmony; united, both; (2) (name of a Vietnam...
13302 hơn hết
32 		more than all, anywhere else
13303 hồi hộp
32 		to flutter, tremble with excitement
13304 hợp thức hóa
32 		to correct, regularize
13305 khăn quàng
32 		scarf, muffler
13306 khỏe khoắn
32 		Not so hard
13307 kẻ sát nhân
32 		murderer, killer
13308 kể tội
32 		tell of someone’s mistakes, expose someone’s mistakes
13309 kỳ bí
32 		mysterious
13310 linh cẩu
32 		chó hoang dã thuộc họ chó sói, lông màu xám có đốm đen và b�...
13311 lo liệu
32 		to fend for, make arrangement for, contrive
13312 luồng gió
32 		blast
13313 ly kỳ
32 		blood-and-thunder, sensational, thrilling
13314 làng xóm
32 		village (inhabitants) co-villagers, people, neighbors
13315 lòng yêu nước
32 		feeling, spirit of patriotism
13316 lòng đỏ
32 		egg yolk
13317 lũ lụt
32 		flooding; to flood; flood
13318 lược đồ
32 		sketch, diagram
13319 lắp vào
32 		to put in, install
13320 lẽ phải
32 		reason, common sense, right
13321 lệch tâm
32 		eccentric
13322 lịch triều
32 		past dynasties
13323 miệt thị
32 		despise, hold in contempt, disdain
13324 mè
32 		batten, sesame
13325 móng chân
32 		toenail
13326 mưa bão
32 		typhoon, rain storm
13327 mầu
32 		secondary crop; wonder, working, miraculous
13328 mối tình đầu
32 		first love
13329 mở tiệc
32 		give a banquet, banquet
13330 nghe nhìn
32 		audiovisual
13331 nguôi
32 		subside, become appeased, become less sharp (severe), cool down, calm
13332 nguỵ
32 		nguỵ quyền hoặc nguỵ quân [nói tắt]
13333 ngách
32 		back street
13334 ngó
32 		to look at, see
13335 người lính
32 		soldier
13336 người phục vụ
32 		service person
13337 nhanh nhạy
32 		prompt and sensible
13338 nhạc mẫu
32 		mother-in-law, one’s wife’s mother
13339 nhất phẩm
32 		highest rank (of mandarins)
13340 nhẹ nhõm
32 		relieved
13341 nhỏ nhắn
32 		tiny, petite, dainty, delicate
13342 ni cô
32 		Buddhist nun
13343 nia
32 		large and flat basket
13344 nóng tính
32 		to get hot-tempered, lose one’s temper
13345 nước lũ
32 		flood
13346 nấy
32 		that
13347 nắm vững
32 		cũng như nắm chắc Have a thorough grasp of
13348 nặc danh
32 		(of a letter) anonymous
13349 nồng nàn
32 		intense, deep, profound
13350 oát
32 		watt
13351 phong lưu
32 		(từ cũ) Refined-mannered
13352 phong thủy
32 		geomancy
13353 phép cộng
32 		addition
13354 phòng triển lãm
32 		gallery, exhibition hall
13355 phô mai
32 		cheese
13356 phương ngôn
32 		local saying-dialect
13357 phản ảnh
32 		depict, picture, portary, represent, paint, express; report
13358 phẫn uất
32 		indignant
13359 quy nạp
32 		inductive
13360 quyết thắng
32 		set one’s mind on victory (success)
13361 quá hạn
32 		overdue; to expire, pass a deadline
13362 quí
32 		(1) valuable, noble, precious, to esteem; valuable; (2) quarter, three months...
13363 quắc
32 		to glower; to scowl
13364 quốc vụ viện
32 		council of national affairs, cabinet (in some countries)
13365 rít
32 		to whistle, whiz, buzz
13366 rường
32 		kingpost
13367 rụng trứng
32 		ovulation
13368 sách đỏ
32 		red book
13369 sông cái
32 		river (discharging into the sea)
13370 sùng kính
32 		to venerate, revere, respect; reverence, respect
13371 súng ống
32 		firearm, gun
13372 sư huynh
32 		fellow
13373 sầu riêng
32 		Durian
13374 sự hội tụ
32 		convergence
13375 sự kính trọng
32 		respect
13376 sự liên hệ
32 		relationship
13377 tao nhã
32 		refined, cultured, elegant
13378 thi hội
32 		metropolitan examination, second-degree examination (at the capital)
13379 thiên kiến
32 		prejudice, bias, partiality
13380 thiên lý
32 		(1) thousand mile road, highway; (2) type of vine
13381 thiên mệnh
32 		destiny, fate
13382 thiên quốc
32 		heaven, heavenly kingdom, heavenly realm
13383 thu quân
32 		rút quân về
13384 thuyên giảm
32 		(of illness) to subside, fall, recede, go down, ease up, diminish, lessen, re...
13385 thuyết giáo
32 		to preach
13386 thành đoàn
32 		city group, group, team, community
13387 thánh nhân
32 		saint
13388 thân yêu
32 		dear, beloved
13389 thê thảm
32 		depressing, mournful, utterly tragic, sorrowful, tragic, pitiful
13390 thương tổn
32 		to damage, hurt, harm, injure
13391 thượng thận
32 		suprarenal
13392 thời giá
32 		current price, market price
13393 toàn lực
32 		all one’s heart
13394 trau chuốt
32 		to polish, smooth down
13395 triền miên
32 		continuous, unceasing; tangled, confused, interminable
13396 triều kiến
32 		royal audience; to go to (a royal) court
13397 tráo
32 		đưa cái nọ vào thay thế cho cái kia để đánh lừa
13398 trú phòng
32 		be billeted, be stationed
13399 trường dòng
32 		denominational school, seminary
13400 trường thọ
32 		long-lived
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