tình yêu

Level ≈A2 (approx.) noun Top 1,000 most common

Hanoi [tïŋ˨˩ ʔiəw˧˧]Huế [tɨn˦˩ ʔiw˧˧]Saigon [tɨn˨˩ ʔiw˧˧] browser voice

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tìnhfallinghuyền yêulevelngang

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tình yêu means love; passion.

Meanings of tình yêu in English

Noun

love; passion

Example sentences with tình yêu

Tình yêu thì không cần lý do. Love is beyond reason.
Tôi tin vào tình yêu sét đánh. I believe in love at first sight.
Đó là tình yêu sét đánh. It was love at first sight.
Họ trò chuyện về tình yêu. They talked about love.
Tình yêu đổi thay mọi thứ. Love changes everything.
Tôi muốn kể về tình yêu của tôi. I want to speak about my love.
Vì tình yêu, tôi sẽ làm mọi thứ. For your love, I would do anything.
Không có gì đắt đỏ hơn tình yêu. There's nothing more expensive than love.

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

Etymology

tình (情) (“affection; emotion”) + yêu (“to love”).

Frequently asked questions

What does tình yêu mean in English?

tình yêu (noun) means "love; passion".

How do you pronounce tình yêu?

IPA: Hanoi [tïŋ˨˩ ʔiəw˧˧]; Saigon [tɨn˨˩ ʔiw˧˧]. Tones: tình — falling tone (huyền), yêu — level tone (ngang).

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.