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thăng bằng

nounverb Sino-Vietnamese
Hanoi [tʰaŋ˧˧ ʔɓaŋ˨˩]Huế [tʰaŋ˧˧ ʔɓaŋ˦˩]Saigon [tʰaŋ˧˧ ʔɓaŋ˨˩] browser voice
Syllables · tones
thănglevelngangbằngfallinghuyền

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thăng bằng means balance; equilibrium; equipoise.

Chinese characters: 升平

Meanings of thăng bằng in English

Noun

  1. balance; equilibrium; equipoise
    • giữ thăng bằng trên dâyto maintain balance on a rope

Verb

  1. to balance

Example sentences with thăng bằng

  • Tôi bị mất thăng bằng và ngã xuống thang. I lost my balance and fell down the stairs.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 升平.

Frequently asked questions

What does thăng bằng mean in English?

thăng bằng (noun) means "balance; equilibrium; equipoise".

How do you pronounce thăng bằng?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰaŋ˧˧ ʔɓaŋ˨˩]; Saigon [tʰaŋ˧˧ ʔɓaŋ˨˩]. Tones: thăng — level tone (ngang), bằng — falling tone (huyền).

Is thăng bằng a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. thăng bằng is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 升平.

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. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.