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tỉ

Level ≈B1 (approx.) numeralnounpronoun Sino-Vietnamese Top 3,000 most common
Hanoi [ti˧˩]Huế [tɪj˧˨]Saigon [tɪj˨˩˦] browser voice
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tỉdippinghỏi

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tỉ means billion; milliard.

Chinese characters: 秭

Meanings of tỉ in English

Numeral

  1. billion; milliard (1*10⁹)

Noun

  1. an elder sister

Pronoun

  1. I; you (refers to the female senior among the speakers)
  2. you (used when speaking to a young woman on equal footing)

Words with tỉ

một tỉti tỉtỉ phútỉ lệtỉ mỉtỉ dụtỉ giátỉ khâutỉ nhưtỉ sốtỉ trọng

Example sentences with tỉ

  • Tom đã say bí tỉ. Tom was totally wasted.
  • Sao bạn lại uống say bí tỉ thế này cơ chứ! Why do you drink until you're this drunk?
  • Sao bạn lại uống đến say bí tỉ thế này cơ chứ! Why do you drink until you're this drunk?
  • Vũ trụ được hình thành từ hơn 12 tỉ năm về trước. The universe was born more than 12 billion years ago.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 秭.

Frequently asked questions

What does tỉ mean in English?

tỉ (numeral) means "billion; milliard".

How do you pronounce tỉ?

IPA: Hanoi [ti˧˩]; Saigon [tɪj˨˩˦]. Tones: tỉ — dipping tone (hỏi).

Is tỉ a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. tỉ is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 秭.

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.