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tiếng Trung Quốc

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Hanoi [tiəŋ˧˦ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kuək̚˧˦]Huế [tiəŋ˦˧˥ ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kuək̚˦˧˥]Saigon [tiəŋ˦˥ ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ wək̚˦˥] browser voice
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tiếng Trung Quốc means the Chinese language.

Meanings of tiếng Trung Quốc in English

Noun

  1. the Chinese language

Example sentences with tiếng Trung Quốc

  • Cô ấy cũng học tiếng Trung Quốc. She's learning Chinese too.
  • Tôi nói tiếng Trung Quốc. I speak Chinese.
  • Tuần trước tôi mới bắt đầu học tiếng Trung quốc. I started learning Chinese last week.

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

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, tiếng Trung Quốc could be written as 㗂中國. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

tiếng (㗂, “language”) + Trung Quốc (中國, “China”)

Frequently asked questions

What does tiếng Trung Quốc mean in English?

tiếng Trung Quốc (noun) means "the Chinese language".

How do you pronounce tiếng Trung Quốc?

IPA: Hanoi [tiəŋ˧˦ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kuək̚˧˦]; Saigon [tiəŋ˦˥ ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ wək̚˦˥]. Tones: tiếng — rising tone (sắc), trung — level tone (ngang), quốc — rising tone (sắc).

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.