Vietnamese · 6 October 2026 · Negation and Prohibition
chẳng
not (emphatic/colloquial)
particle (negation, emphatic)
An emphatic or colloquial negation particle similar to không but stronger in tone. Often used to express strong denial or to emphasize the absence of something, common in Northern dialects.
In a sentence
Tôi chẳng biết gì về chuyện đó cả, đừng hỏi tôi nữa.
I know nothing at all about that; don't ask me anymore.
