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tổng

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tổng means a sum.

Chinese characters: 總

Meanings of tổng in English

Noun

  1. a sum
  2. historical a canton (small administrative unit)
  3. historical, in title for addressing a chief official governing such a canton
    • Tổng Cócthe canton chief called Cóc

Prefix

  1. arch-
    • tổng giám mụcarchbishop

Words with tổng

Example sentences with tổng

  • Mọi số chẵn đều là tổng của hai số nguyên tố. Every even number is the sum of two primes.
  • Konstantin Ernst là tổng đạo diễn buổi lễ khai mạc Olympic Mùa đông 2014 tại Sochi. Konstantin Ernst was the creative director of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics opening ceremony.
  • Konstantin Ernst là tổng đạo diễn buổi lễ khai mạc Thế vận hội Mùa đông 2014 tại Sochi. Konstantin Ernst was the creative director of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics opening ceremony.
  • 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 總 (“overall; arch-”).

Frequently asked questions

What does tổng mean in English?

tổng (noun) means "a sum".

How do you pronounce tổng?

IPA: Hanoi [təwŋ͡m˧˩]; Saigon [təwŋ͡m˨˩˦]. Tones: tổng — dipping tone (hỏi).

Is tổng a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. tổng is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 總.

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.