Definition

1. Adjective:
   • At the bottom of the scale, least, last, lowest, worst: Used to describe the lowest position in a ranking, classification, or evaluation.
   • (Used after a verb or another adjective) Utterly, completely, totally (in a negative sense): Used as an intensifier to emphasize that something is extremely wrong, bad, or in a state of complete failure or mess.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Lowest rank):

  • Nó đứng bét lớp. (He is the last in his class.)
  • Đội đó xếp hạng bét trong giải đấu. (That team is ranked last in the tournament.)

• Adjective (As an intensifier):

  • Tính toán của anh ấy sai bét rồi. (His calculations are completely wrong.)
  • Kế hoạch đó hỏng bét. (That plan failed utterly.)

Advanced Usage

• "Bét ra": Used to express a minimum, worst-case scenario, often to reassure or set a baseline.
  • Bét ra thì chúng ta cũng sẽ hoàn thành được một nửa công việc. (At the very least, we will complete half of the work.)
• "Nát bét": Describes something being in a state of complete ruin, disarray, or failure.
  • Căn nhà bị bom đạn làm nát bét. (The house was completely destroyed by bombs and shells.)
  • Dự án đó giờ nát bét cả rồi. (That project is now in total shambles.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bét bè bét bét: A reduplicative form for emphasis, meaning "completely and utterly the worst/last" or "in a complete mess."
  • Bài thi của nó bét bè bét bét. (His exam result was absolutely the worst.)
• Chót bét: A synonym emphasizing the very last position.
  • Anh ấy về chót bét trong cuộc đua. (He finished dead last in the race.)

Synonyms

• Chót: Last, bottom (often in ranking).
• Tệ nhất: The worst.
• Thấp nhất: The lowest.
• Hỏng toẹt / Hỏng bét: Completely broken/failed (as an intensifier).
• Sai toẹt / Sai bét: Completely wrong (as an intensifier).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

(Note: 'Bét' is an adjective and is not typically used to form phrasal verbs. Its combinations are usually with adjectives or verbs to form descriptive phrases.) - Thiếu bét: To have an utter shortage. - Kho hàng thiếu bét nguyên liệu. (The warehouse has a severe shortage of materials.) - Xếp bét: To be ranked last. - Công ty này xếp bét về dịch vụ khách hàng. (This company is ranked last in customer service.)

Related Idioms

• Bét như bồ hóng: (Vulgar, colloquial) To be at the very bottom, to be completely terrible. Literally, "as low/black as soot."
  • Kết quả kinh doanh năm nay bét như bồ hóng. (This year's business results are absolutely terrible.)

adj

1. At the bottom of the scale, least, last, lowest, worst
   • hạng bét
     the lowest class
   • đứng bét lớp
     to be the last in one's class
   • có bét cũng thu hoạch bốn tấn một hecta
     to reap at last four tons per ha
2. dùng phụ sau động từ hoặc tính từ) Utterly wrong..
   • tính sai bét
     calculations are utterly wrong
   • thiếu bét
     an utter shortage (omission...)
   • công việc nát bét
     the job is in an utter confusion, the job is in an utter mess