tình

Level ≈B1 (approx.) noun Sino-Vietnamese Top 3,000 most common

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tìnhfallinghuyền

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tình means romantic love.

Chinese characters: 情

Meanings of tình in English

Noun

the ability to feel affection or compassion
- tình ngườihumanity
- tình mẹmother's love
- có tình có nghĩato have compassion and gratitude
literary romantic love
- tình yêulove

Noun

a romantic relationship

Words with tình

Example sentences with tình

Cậu ấy viết tình thơ cho mình. He writes love poetry for me.
Cô ấy là mối tình đầu của tôi. She's my first love.
Anh ấy viết cho tôi một bức thư tình. He wrote me a love letter.
Tình là gì? What's love?
Tom đã rơi vào lưới tình. Nhưng với ai? Đúng rồi đấy, là với Maria! Tom fell in love. But with who? That's right, with Maria!

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 情.

Frequently asked questions

What does tình mean in English?

tình (noun) means "romantic love".

How do you pronounce tình?

IPA: Hanoi [tïŋ˨˩]; Saigon [tɨn˨˩]. Tones: tình — falling tone (huyền).

Is tình a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. tình is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 情.

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.