Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Strong; robust: Having great physical power or muscular strength.
   • Healthy; in good health: Being free from illness or injury; possessing good physical condition.
   • Well; recovered: Returned to a state of good health after being ill.

2. Adverb:

   • Strongly; vigorously: Doing something with great force, intensity, or in large amounts.
   • Very; much: Used to emphasize the degree of an action, often related to capacity or endurance.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Anh ta khỏe lắm, có thể cử được 120 kilo. (He is very strong, he can lift a 120 kilo weight.)
  • Ông cụ bảy mươi tuổi rồi mà còn khỏe lắm. (The old gentleman is seventy but very healthy.)
  • Ốm hai tuần nay đã khỏe? (Are you well again after two weeks of illness?)

• Adverb:

  • Ăn khỏe làm khỏe. (To eat heartily and work hard.)
  • Nó chạy khỏe lắm. (He runs very fast / with great stamina.)

Advanced Usage

• "khỏe re": An emphatic, colloquial form meaning "very well" or "perfectly fine," often expressing relief or a carefree state.

  • Mọi việc đã xong, tôi khỏe re! (Everything is done, I'm perfectly fine!)

• "khỏe người": Refers specifically to being physically strong or robust.

  • Làm việc đồng áng giúp ông ấy khỏe người. (Farm work helps him stay physically strong.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mạnh khỏe (adj): Healthy and strong; the most common greeting for health.

  • Chúc bạn luôn mạnh khỏe. (Wishing you always healthy and strong.)

• Khỏi (v): To recover from an illness. (Note: "khỏi" is a verb, while "khỏe" is primarily an adjective/adverb).

  • Tôi đã khỏi bệnh cảm. (I have recovered from the cold.)

Synonyms

• Strong: Robust, powerful, sturdy.
• Healthy: Hale, hearty, fit, well.
• Vigorously: Heartily, powerfully, intensely.

Related Idioms

• "Khỏe như vâm": As strong as an elephant; meaning extremely strong and healthy.

  • Cụ già tám mươi mà vẫn khỏe như vâm. (The old man is eighty but still as strong as an ox.)

• "Ăn được ngủ được là tiên": (Indirectly related) A saying that "to be able to eat and sleep well is to be like an immortal," emphasizing the value of good health, which is the state of being "khỏe."

  • Không cần giàu sang, chỉ cần khỏe mạnh, ăn được ngủ được là tiên. (You don't need riches, just to be healthy; to eat and sleep well is heavenly.)

1. Strong ; healthy
   • Anh ta khỏe lắm, Có thể cử được 120 kilo
     He is very strong, he can lift a 120 kilo weight
   • Ông cụ bảy mươi tuổi rồi mà còn khỏe lắm
     The old gentleman is seventy but very healthy; the old is seventy but still hale and hearty. well; well again
   • Anh có khỏe không
     Are you well
   • ốm hai tuần nay đã khoe?
     To be well again after two weeks of illness
2. Able to stand
   • khỏe chịu rét
     To be able to stand the cold
3. Big; hard;much
   • Ăn khỏe làm khỏe
     To eat much and do much work, to be a big eater and hard worker