khó
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Adjective:
- Hard; Difficult: Requiring much effort, skill, or thought to do, achieve, or understand.
- Particular; Hard to Please: Describing a person who is fussy, demanding, or not easily satisfied, especially about details.
- Poor; Needy; In Difficult Circumstances: Being in a state of hardship, poverty, or deprivation.
Usage Examples
- Adjective (Hard/Difficult):
- Bài tập này rất khó. (This exercise is very difficult.)
- Con đường phía trước khó đi. (The road ahead is hard to travel.)
- Adjective (Particular):
- Ông ấy khó tính. (He is a particular / hard-to-please person.)
- Cô ta ăn uống rất khó. (She is very particular about her food.)
- Adjective (Poor/Needy):
- Gia đình khó ấy cần sự giúp đỡ. (That needy family requires assistance.)
Advanced Usage
- Used in formal or literary contexts to describe arduous challenges.
- Một nhiệm vụ khó nhọc. (An arduous task.)
- Can describe abstract difficulty.
- Một vấn đề khó giải quyết. (A hard-to-solve problem.)
Variants and Related Words
- Khó khăn (adj/n): Difficulties; hardship. Refers to challenging conditions or situations.
- Vượt qua mọi khó khăn. (To overcome all difficulties.)
- Khó nhọc (adj): Arduous, toilsome. Emphasizes physical or mental strain.
- Khó tính (adj): Fussy, picky, hard to please. A compound specifically for describing a person's character.
Synonyms
- Difficult/Hard: Challenging, tough, arduous.
- Particular: Fussy, demanding, exacting.
- Needy: Poor, impoverished, destitute.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Khó như lên trời: As difficult as climbing to heaven; meaning something is extremely hard or nearly impossible.
- Việc đó khó như lên trời. (That task is next to impossible.)
- Của thiên trả địa: (Literally: "Heaven's goods returned to earth") An idiom often paired with "khó" in the saying "Khó của thiên trả địa," meaning a difficulty or loss that is fated or unavoidable.
- Khó trăm bề: To face difficulties on all sides; to be in a very tough situation.
- Nhà khó: A poor or needy household.
adj
- hard; difficult; delicate
- rất khóvery difficult particular; arduous
- cô ta ăn uống rất khóShe is particular about her foods