gỗ
[ɣo˦ˀ˥]
The English word "wood" is translated into Vietnamese as gỗ.
gỗ refers to the substance of wood. In more specific or formal contexts, you may encounter terms like Chất liệu gỗ or Vật liệu gỗ to describe wood specifically as a material or a substance.
Meaning: substance (noun)
Did you know?
- The term gỗ is used in the idiom gỗ đá, which describes people who are cold, stubborn or lacking in emotion.
- The word gỗ is actually a loanword from an ancient neighboring language and is related to the Khmer words ក្រកោះ and កកោះ.
- In Vietnamese, gỗ refers strictly to the material, whereas the word cây is used for the living tree or a wooden object like a pole.
Examples in context
- Cái bàn được làm bằng gỗ.The table is made of wood.This sentence shows how to say a table is made of gỗ.Tatoeba #11413871 by chaule3, translation #7805741 by CarpeLanam
- Cái hộp đó được làm từ gỗ.The box is made of wood.This sentence shows how to say a box is made from gỗ.Tatoeba #9809046 by dotheduyet1999, translation #44451 by CK
- Tôi cực kỳ thích mùi gỗ cháy.I love the smell of burning wood.This sentence describes the smell of burning gỗ.Tatoeba #9253441 by dotheduyet1999, translation #8937757 by CK
- Bàn này được làm từ gỗ.This table is made of wood.
- 5 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Hùng and Hương are looking at furniture in a shop.
- HươngCái ghế này làm bằng gỗ gì vậy?What kind of wood is this chair made of?
- HùngNó được làm từ gỗ sồi, Hương ạ.It is made from oak, Huong.
- HươngGỗ sồi trông thật sang trọng.Oak wood looks very luxurious.
- HùngĐúng vậy, nó rất bền.That's right, it is very durable.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “wood” translations and entries gỗ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries gỗ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
