tăng

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Syllables · tones

tănglevelngang

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tăng means to increase.

Chinese characters: 增

Meanings of tăng in English

Verb

to increase

Noun

monk

Noun

battle tank

Words with tăng

gia tăng tăng cường tăng giá tăng sản tăng tốc tăng trọng tăng trưởng tăng viện tăng ni tăng già tăng xông tăng đoàn tăng động

Synonyms and antonyms of tăng

Antonyms

giảm

Example sentences with tăng

Họ tăng tôi một quyển sách cũ. They're giving me an old book.
Giá sinh hoạt đã nhất loạt tăng. The cost of life increased drastically.
Lượng khí các-bon đi-ô-xít đã tăng 10%. The amount of carbon dioxide has increased by 10 percent.
Giá cả sẽ tiếp tục tăng. Prices will continue to rise.
Gần đây tôi tăng cân rồi. I gained weight recently.
Giá của nó đã tăng gấp ba lần. Its price has gone up three-fold
Lượng khí CO2 đã tăng 10 phần trăm. The amount of carbon dioxide has increased by 10 percent.
Những người lao động yêu cầu tăng lương. The workers pushed for a raise in salary.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 增.

Frequently asked questions

What does tăng mean in English?

tăng (verb) means "to increase".

How do you pronounce tăng?

IPA: Hanoi [taŋ˧˧]; Saigon [taŋ˧˧]. Tones: tăng — level tone (ngang).

Is tăng a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. tăng is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 增.

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.