Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Expensive; costly; dear: Having a high price or requiring a large amount of money to purchase. This is the primary meaning.
   • In high demand; sought-after: Describing something that is popular, sells well, or is highly desired by many people.
   • Apt; effective; telling: Used to describe a word, phrase, or artistic element that is particularly fitting, expressive, or impactful.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Expensive):
  • Chiếc túi này rất đắt. (This bag is very expensive.)
  • Anh ấy mua chiếc xe với giá đắt. (He bought the car at a high price.)
• Adjective (In demand):
  • Mặt hàng này đang rất đắt. (This product is very much in demand right now.)
  • Cửa hàng đó lúc nào cũng đắt khách. (That shop is always full of customers.)
• Adjective (Apt/Effective):
  • Nhà văn dùng từ rất đắt. (The writer uses very apt words.)
  • Lời ví dụ đó chưa đắt lắm. (That example is not very telling.)

Advanced Usage

• "đắt giá": valuable; precious; worth a high price (often figurative).
  • Kinh nghiệm đó vô cùng đắt giá. (That experience is extremely valuable.)
• "đắt đỏ": costly; exorbitant (emphasizes the high cost).
  • Chi phí sinh hoạt ở thành phố này rất đắt đỏ. (The cost of living in this city is very high.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bán đắt (v): to sell at a high price; to sell well.
  • Mẫu áo mới bán rất đắt. (The new shirt design is selling very well.)
• Đắt khách (adj): having many customers; popular with customers.
  • Quán cà phê mới mở rất đắt khách. (The newly opened coffee shop is very popular.)

Synonyms

• Expensive: costing a lot of money.
• Costly: involving great expense.
• Dear: high-priced (somewhat formal or dated).
• Sought-after: wanted by many people.

Related Idioms

• Đắt như tôm tươi: As expensive as fresh shrimp (meaning very expensive).
  • Hàng hiệu ở đây đắt như tôm tươi. (Brand-name goods here are as expensive as fresh shrimp.)
• Đắt xắt ra miếng: You get what you pay for; expensive but of high quality.
  • Tuy giá cao nhưng đắt xắt ra miếng. (Although the price is high, you get what you pay for.)

adj

1. expensive; dear; costly
   • bán đắt
     to sell dear