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tương tự

Level ≈B1 (approx.) adjective Sino-Vietnamese Top 3,000 most common
Hanoi [tɨəŋ˧˧ tɨ˧˨ʔ]Huế [tɨəŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩ʔ]Saigon [tɨəŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˨] browser voice
Syllables · tones
tươnglevelngangtựheavynặng

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tương tự means similar to; alike to.

Chinese characters: 相似

Meanings of tương tự in English

Adjective

  1. similar to, alike to

Example sentences with tương tự

  • Tom có thể đã làm điều tương tự. Tom may have done the same thing.
  • C# tương tự với Java. C# is similar to Java.
  • Tom đã làm điều tương tự vào năm 2013. Tom did the same thing in 2013.
  • Tôi sợ rằng điều gì đó tương tự sẽ xảy ra. I was afraid that something like that would happen.
  • Bạn tôi gặp chuyện tương tự như thế sau đó một tuần. The exact same thing happened to my friend a week later!
  • Nếu chúng ta không cẩn thận, thì điều tương tự sẽ xảy đến với chúng ta. If we're not careful, the same thing will happen to us.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 相似.

Frequently asked questions

What does tương tự mean in English?

tương tự (adjective) means "similar to; alike to".

How do you pronounce tương tự?

IPA: Hanoi [tɨəŋ˧˧ tɨ˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [tɨəŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˨]. Tones: tương — level tone (ngang), tự — heavy tone (nặng).

Is tương tự a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. tương tự is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 相似.

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.