goigoi

thứ yếu

Pronunciation Northern /tʰɨ˧˥ iəw˧˥/ Central /tʰɨ̰˩˧ iə̰w˩˧/ Southern /tʰɨ˧˥ iəw˧˥/
Listen
secondary or minor
Adjective
secondary or minor

Learn more

After looking up a meaning, choose a textbook or practice activity to keep learning Vietnamese.

  • Learn letters and pronunciation from the beginning

    Open the 10days course

    A ten-day introductory course. Open the cover to start learning or continue where you left off.

  • Learn conversation through a story

    Read about “Tết, the Third Time”

    A textbook that teaches conversation through a family story. It is being prepared; see its content and release status.

  • Practise words and sounds in short activities

    Choose from the practice list

    Choose an activity for vocabulary, tones, listening and other skills.

1 senses 2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
▸
Sense 1 Adjective
secondary or minor

Describing things that are considered less important or in a lower position compared to the main factors.

vi Vấn đề này chỉ là thứ yếu so với mục tiêu chính.

en This issue is only secondary compared to the main goal.

Parts
thứ / yếu / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 次要 …
▸

Components

Components

thứ yếu

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 次要

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
次要
Candidates by syllable
thứ 次 yếu 要
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
secondary
▸

Meaning links

This shows labels for the same DB-aligned meaning target. It is not limited to WordNet; only display-gated links are shown (beta, reference).

secondary vi: thứ yếu / ja: 二次的 / WordNet aligned
Use
thứ hai / thứ ba / thứ sáu / thứ năm …
▸
thứ (order) — words using
yếu (weak) — words using
Sources, license, and AI

This page may include definitions, examples, translations, or exercise prompts edited, translated, or summarized by goigoi from Wiktionary contributors.

Applicable text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made.

Chinese-character and chữ Nôm forms are reference displays. Some are source-aligned for the whole word; others are assembled from per-syllable character mappings and are not necessarily the only or official spelling.

Some meanings, translations, or examples may be AI-assisted. Mistakes or awkward phrasing may remain.

Details about sources, license, and AI