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liên tục

Level ≈B1 (approx.) adjectiveadverb Sino-Vietnamese Top 3,000 most common
Hanoi [liən˧˧ tʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]Huế [liəŋ˧˧ tʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]Saigon [liəŋ˧˧ tʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨] browser voice
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liênlevelngangtụcheavynặng

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liên tục means continuous.

Chinese characters: 連續

Meanings of liên tục in English

Adjective

  1. continuous

Adverb

  1. continuously

Example sentences with liên tục

  • Đèn giao thông hoạt động liên tục. Traffic lights work all the time.
  • Trời đã mưa suốt mấy ngày liên tục. It rained for several days on end.
  • Sami liên tục nói những thứ không phù hợp. Sami kept saying inappropriate stuff.
  • Nếu mày chạy liên tục, mày có lẽ đã đến đó kịp giờ. Had you run all the way, you'd have got there in time.
  • Số lượng câu trong cơ sở dữ liệu này đang liên tục tăng. The number of sentences in this database is constantly increasing.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 連續, composed of 連 and 續.

Frequently asked questions

What does liên tục mean in English?

liên tục (adjective) means "continuous".

How do you pronounce liên tục?

IPA: Hanoi [liən˧˧ tʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [liəŋ˧˧ tʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]. Tones: liên — level tone (ngang), tục — heavy tone (nặng).

Is liên tục a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. liên tục is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 連續.

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. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.