tương ứng

Level ≈B2 (approx.) verb Sino-Vietnamese Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [tɨəŋ˧˧ ʔɨŋ˧˦]Huế [tɨəŋ˧˧ ʔɨŋ˦˧˥]Saigon [tɨəŋ˧˧ ʔɨŋ˦˥] browser voice

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tương ứng means to correspond; to correlate; to respond to each other.

Chinese characters: 相應 (相 “mutual; reciprocal; each other” + 應)

Meanings of tương ứng in English

Verb

transitive to correspond; to correlate; to respond to each other ≈ ứng

Example sentences with tương ứng

Tích vô hướng của hai véc tơ được định nghĩa là tổng các tích của các thành phần tương ứng của hai véc tơ đó. The dot product of two vectors is defined as the sum of the products of the respective components of the two vectors.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 相應, composed of 相 (“mutual; reciprocal; each other”) and 應.

Frequently asked questions

What does tương ứng mean in English?

tương ứng (verb) means "to correspond; to correlate; to respond to each other".

How do you pronounce tương ứng?

IPA: Hanoi [tɨəŋ˧˧ ʔɨŋ˧˦]; Saigon [tɨəŋ˧˧ ʔɨŋ˦˥]. Tones: tương — level tone (ngang), ứng — rising tone (sắc).

Is tương ứng a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. tương ứng is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 相應.

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.