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toán

Level ≈A2 (approx.) noun Sino-Vietnamese Top 1,000 most common
Hanoi [twaːn˧˦]Huế [twaːŋ˦˧˥]Saigon [t⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˦˥] browser voice
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toánrisingsắc

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

toán means bunch; gang.

Chinese characters: 算

Meanings of toán in English

Noun

  1. rather literary bunch; gang (typically, of unfriendly people)
    • toán cướpa band of robbers

Noun

  1. mathematics; math(s)
    • làm toánto do math homework

Words with toán

bói toándự toánđiện toánhạch toánkế toánkiểm toánthanh toánthuật toántính toántoán họctoán tử

Example sentences with toán

  • Quá dễ để tôi giải bài toán. It is easy for me to solve the problem.
  • Quá dễ để tao giải bài toán. It is easy for me to solve the problem.
  • Tôi học toán cả ngày thứ Bảy. All Saturday, I studied maths.
  • Anh ta học toán dở tệ. He is terrible at math.
  • Tom tự học toán vi phân. Tom taught himself differential calculus.
  • Anh ấy là một giáo viên dạy toán. He is a math teacher.
  • Thầy ấy là giáo viên toán của tôi. He was my maths teacher.
  • Điểm toán của tôi không bao giờ cao. I never got good marks in maths.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 算 (“to calculate”).

Frequently asked questions

What does toán mean in English?

toán (noun) means "bunch; gang".

How do you pronounce toán?

IPA: Hanoi [twaːn˧˦]; Saigon [t⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˦˥]. Tones: toán — rising tone (sắc).

Is toán a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. toán is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 算.

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.