khá

Thân thiện

Học sinh đó đạt điểm khá trong kỳ thi.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Fairly good / Quite good: Indicates a moderate to satisfactory level of quality, skill, or condition. It means something is acceptable or decent, but not excellent.
   • Sufficient / Adequate: Means enough in amount or degree to meet a basic standard or need.

2. Adverb:

   • Rather / Fairly / Quite: Used to modify an adjective or another adverb, indicating a moderate or significant degree. It softens the intensity, making it less than "very" but more than "a little."
   • Passably / Reasonably: Suggests something is done to an acceptable or satisfactory standard.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Học lực của nó ở mức khá. (His academic performance is fairly good.)
  • Gia đình tôi có cuộc sống khá giả. (My family has a comfortable/adequate life.)
• Adverb:
  • Cô ta khá đẹp. (She is rather pretty.)
  • Bài tập này khá khó. (This exercise is quite difficult.)
  • Anh ấy chơi đàn khá. (He plays the instrument reasonably well.)

Advanced Usage

• "khá là": A common colloquial intensifier meaning "pretty" or "quite."
  • Bộ phim đó khá là hay. (That movie is pretty good.)
• "khá hơn": To be or become better.
  • Sức khỏe của ông ấy đã khá hơn. (His health has improved.)

Variants and Related Words

• Khá giả (adj): Well-off, comfortable, referring to financial status.
  • Họ là một gia đình khá giả. (They are a well-off family.)
• Khẩn khá (adj, archaic): Urgent and important. (Note: This is a distinct, less common word.)

Synonyms

• Adjective: Acceptable, decent, satisfactory.
• Adverb: Moderately, reasonably, somewhat, pretty.

Related Idioms

• Ăn nên làm ra, của đầy kho, con khá cháu sang: (To eat well and work productively, full granaries, successful children and noble grandchildren.) – A proverb describing prosperity and a successful, comfortable life.

Học thuật

adj

1. rather; fairy; enough; passably
   • cô ta khá đẹp
     She is rather pretty