thời tiết

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Hanoi [tʰəːj˨˩ tiət̚˧˦]Huế [tʰəːj˦˩ tiək̚˦˧˥]Saigon [tʰəːj˨˩ tiək̚˦˥] browser voice

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thờifallinghuyền tiếtrisingsắc

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thời tiết means weather.

Chinese characters: 時節 (時 “time, moment, season” + 節 “period”)

Meanings of thời tiết in English

Noun

weather
- dự báo thời tiếtweather forecasting

Example sentences with thời tiết

Thời tiết đã ấm lên đột ngột. The weather suddenly got warmer.
Thời tiết ấm áp vào mùa xuân. The weather is warm in spring.
Thời tiết lúc đó có tốt không? Was the weather nice?
May mắn thay, thời tiết rất tốt. Fortunately, the weather was good.
Tom có thể điều khiển thời tiết. Tom can control the weather.
Thời tiết này đang khiến hoa héo. This weather is making the flowers wilt.
Thời tiết ở đây rất xấu. The weather here is very bad.
Hôm nay thời tiết nắng đẹp. The weather is sunny and nice today.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 時節, composed of 時 (“time, moment, season”) and 節 (“period”).

Frequently asked questions

What does thời tiết mean in English?

thời tiết (noun) means "weather".

How do you pronounce thời tiết?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰəːj˨˩ tiət̚˧˦]; Saigon [tʰəːj˨˩ tiək̚˦˥]. Tones: thời — falling tone (huyền), tiết — rising tone (sắc).

Is thời tiết a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. thời tiết is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 時節.

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.