tìm hiểu

Level ≈B1 (approx.) verb Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [tim˨˩ hiəw˧˩]Huế [tim˦˩ hiw˧˨]Saigon [tim˨˩ hiw˨˩˦] browser voice

Syllables · tones

tìmfallinghuyền hiểudippinghỏi

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

tìm hiểu means to try to understand; to examine; to investigate.

Meanings of tìm hiểu in English

Verb

transitive to try to understand; to examine; to investigate; to study
of male and female to get to know each other before engaging in a relationship and/or getting married

Example sentences with tìm hiểu

Tôi sẽ tìm hiểu nó ngay lập tức. I'll look into it right away.
Sao chúng ta không cùng tìm hiểu xem? Why don't we go find out?
Tôi nghĩ bạn nên tìm hiểu xem Tom đã đi đâu. I think you should find out where Tom went.
Bước tiếp theo của tôi là tìm hiểu lý do tại sao. My next step is to find out why.
Tôi rất muốn tìm hiểu lý do tại sao cô ấy nói vậy. I'd love to find out why she said so.
Để tìm hiểu một người, ta chỉ cần đi du lịch với họ trong vòng một tuần. In order to get to know a person, one merely needs to travel with them for a week.

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

Etymology

tìm + hiểu (“to understand, to know”).

Frequently asked questions

What does tìm hiểu mean in English?

tìm hiểu (verb) means "to try to understand; to examine; to investigate".

How do you pronounce tìm hiểu?

IPA: Hanoi [tim˨˩ hiəw˧˩]; Saigon [tim˨˩ hiw˨˩˦]. Tones: tìm — falling tone (huyền), hiểu — dipping tone (hỏi).

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.