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tình bạn

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Hanoi [tïŋ˨˩ ʔɓaːn˧˨ʔ]Huế [tɨn˦˩ ʔɓaːŋ˨˩ʔ]Saigon [tɨn˨˩ ʔɓaːŋ˨˩˨] browser voice
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tìnhfallinghuyềnbạnheavynặng

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tình bạn means friendship.

Chinese characters: 情伴

Meanings of tình bạn in English

Noun

  1. friendship (condition of being friends)

Example sentences with tình bạn

  • Không gì quan trọng hơn tình bạn. Nothing is so valuable as friendship.
  • Tình bạn chân thật thì hiếm thấy. Genuine friendship is uncommon.
  • Không có gì quan trọng hơn tình bạn. Nothing is so valuable as friendship.
  • Tình bạn và sự hạnh phúc là không thể tách rời. Friendship and happiness cannot be separated.
  • Có phải hôm qua là Ngày Quốc tế Tình bạn không? Was yesterday International Friendship Day?
  • Tôi thực sự quan tâm đến tình bạn của chúng ta. I really care about our friendship.
  • Tôi thực sự quan tâm đến tình bạn của chúng tôi. I really care about our friendship.
  • Tom với tôi có mối quan hệ trên tình bạn dưới tình yêu. Tom is more than my friend, but he's not quite my boyfriend.

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

Etymology

tình (情, “sentiment, feeling”); bạn (伴, “friend”), the word order is Vietnamese native head-initial. Likely a calque of Chinese 友情 (yǒuqíng).

Frequently asked questions

What does tình bạn mean in English?

tình bạn (noun) means "friendship".

How do you pronounce tình bạn?

IPA: Hanoi [tïŋ˨˩ ʔɓaːn˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [tɨn˨˩ ʔɓaːŋ˨˩˨]. Tones: tình — falling tone (huyền), bạn — heavy tone (nặng).

Is tình bạn a Sino-Vietnamese word?

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

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.