tối đa

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

Hanoi [toj˧˦ ʔɗaː˧˧]Huế [toj˨˩˦ ʔɗaː˧˧]Saigon [toj˦˥ ʔɗaː˧˧] browser voice

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tối đa means maximum.

Chinese characters: 最多 (最 “-est; most” + 多 “many”)

Meanings of tối đa in English

Adjective

maximum

Adverb

at most

Synonyms and antonyms of tối đa

Antonyms

tối thiểu

Example sentences with tối đa

Chiếc xe buýt có thể chở tối đa 40 người. The bus can carry a maximum of 40 people.
Hầu như không có học sinh nào đạt điểm tối đa môn Văn học Cổ điển Trung Quốc. Almost no students get full marks in Chinese classics.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 最多, composed of 最 (“-est; most”) and 多 (“many”).

Frequently asked questions

What does tối đa mean in English?

tối đa (adjective) means "maximum".

How do you pronounce tối đa?

IPA: Hanoi [toj˧˦ ʔɗaː˧˧]; Saigon [toj˦˥ ʔɗaː˧˧]. Tones: tối — rising tone (sắc), đa — level tone (ngang).

Is tối đa a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. tối đa is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 最多.

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.