gia tăng

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Hanoi [zaː˧˧ taŋ˧˧]Huế [jaː˧˧ taŋ˧˧]Saigon [jaː˧˧ taŋ˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

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gia tăng means to increase.

Chinese characters: 加增

Meanings of gia tăng in English

Verb

to increase
- thuế giá trị gia tăngvalue-added tax

Example sentences with gia tăng

Xe cộ bắt đầu gia tăng vào thời điểm này trong ngày. The traffic starts to build up at this time of day.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 加增.

Frequently asked questions

What does gia tăng mean in English?

gia tăng (verb) means "to increase".

How do you pronounce gia tăng?

IPA: Hanoi [zaː˧˧ taŋ˧˧]; Saigon [jaː˧˧ taŋ˧˧]. Tones: gia — level tone (ngang), tăng — level tone (ngang).

Is gia tăng a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. gia tăng is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 加增.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.