# chiếc meaning in Vietnamese: for single objects (A2)

> chiếc means “for single objects” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/chiec-for-single-objects/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**chiếc**: for single objects

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: chiec

## 1. for single objects (classifier)

A classifier for single objects that overlaps with *cái*: above all vehicles (*chiếc xe*) and one of a pair (*chiếc giày*, one shoe).

- Saigon: Chiếc xe đó của ai vậy? | Hà Nội: Chiếc xe đó của ai thế? — Whose motorbike is that?
- Saigon: Em kiếm hoài không thấy chiếc giày kia. | Hà Nội: Em tìm mãi không thấy chiếc giày kia. — I keep looking, but I can't find my other shoe.

Grammar: [Which classifier: cái for things, con for animals, người for people, and the common others](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/clf-cai-chiec/)

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