tỷ

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tỷdippinghỏi

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tỷ means billion; milliard.

Also spelled tỉ — same word, same meaning.

Chinese characters: 秭

Meanings of tỷ in English

Numeral

billion; milliard (1*10⁹)

Noun

an elder sister

Pronoun

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

Words with tỷ

tỷ lệ tỷ dụ

Example sentences with tỷ

Trên thế giới có gần 7 tỷ người. There are almost seven billion people in the world.
Trên thế giới có gần bảy tỷ người. There are almost seven billion people in the world.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 秭.

Frequently asked questions

What does tỷ mean in English?

tỷ (numeral) means "billion; milliard".

How do you pronounce tỷ?

Tones: tỷ — dipping tone (hỏi).

Is tỷ a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. tỷ 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.