tiện

Level ≈B2 (approx.) verbadjectiveadverb Sino-Vietnamese Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [tiən˧˨ʔ]Huế [tiəŋ˨˩ʔ]Saigon [tiəŋ˨˩˨] browser voice

Syllables · tones

tiệnheavynặng

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tiện means to lathe; to shape by turning.

Chinese characters: 便

Meanings of tiện in English

Verb

to lathe; to carve or grind by rotating; to shape by turning

Adjective

convenient; expedient; simple and easy

Adverb

while you're at it ≈ tiện thể nhân thể nhân tiện
- Tiện mua giùm tao hộp thuốc luôn nha.Buy me a pack of cigarettes while you're at it.

Words with tiện

bất tiện đại tiện đại tiểu tiện nhân tiện phương tiện thuận tiện tiện ích tiện lợi tiện nghi tiện thể tiểu tiện trung tiện tuỳ tiện tiện dụng

Idioms and sayings with tiện

nhất cử lưỡng tiện — to kill two birds with one stone

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 便. Doublet of bèn.

Frequently asked questions

What does tiện mean in English?

tiện (verb) means "to lathe; to shape by turning".

How do you pronounce tiện?

IPA: Hanoi [tiən˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [tiəŋ˨˩˨]. Tones: tiện — heavy tone (nặng).

Is tiện a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. tiện is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 便.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. 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.