toán học

Level ≈B1 (approx.) noun Sino-Vietnamese Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [twaːn˧˦ hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]Huế [twaːŋ˦˧˥ hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]Saigon [t⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˦˥ hawk͡p̚˨˩˨] browser voice

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toán học means mathematics.

Chinese characters: 算學 (算 “to calculate” + 學 “study”)

Meanings of toán học in English

Noun

mathematics (field of study)

Example sentences with toán học

Tom là một nhà toán học. Tom is a mathematician.
Tôi là một nhà toán học. I'm a mathematician.
Tôi là giáo sư toán học. I'm a professor of mathematics.
Toán học là môn anh ấy giỏi nhất. Mathematics is his strongest subject.
Tom không thích toán học. Tom doesn't like math.
Toán học rất khó. Math is really difficult.
Toán học rất hay. Math is cool.
Cô ấy đã hỏi tôi một câu hỏi về toán học. She asked me a question about math.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 算學, composed of 算 (“to calculate”) and 學 (“study”). Compare Chinese 算術 /算术 (toán thuật, “arithmetic”). See also số học (“arithmetic”).

Frequently asked questions

What does toán học mean in English?

toán học (noun) means "mathematics".

How do you pronounce toán học?

IPA: Hanoi [twaːn˧˦ hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [t⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˦˥ hawk͡p̚˨˩˨]. Tones: toán — rising tone (sắc), học — heavy tone (nặng).

Is toán học a Sino-Vietnamese word?

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

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.