tu

verb Sino-Vietnamese

Hanoi [tu˧˧]Huế [tʊw˧˧]Saigon [tʊw˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

tulevelngang

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

tu means to self-improve.

Chinese characters: 修

Meanings of tu in English

Verb

intransitive to isolate oneself from other people to follow rules in a philosophy or religion
to self-improve (in studying, life skills, etc.)

Verb

transitive to drink directly from a bottle by holding bottle mouth in one's mouth

Words with tu

đi tu nhà tu tu chính tu chính án tu hành tu nghiệp tu thành chính quả tu viện tu chí tu dưỡng tu huýt tu hài tu hú tu-líp tu sĩ tu sức tu sửa tu từ tu xuất

Example sentences with tu

Đừng trêu cô ấy. Cô ấy vừa tu cạn ba chai bia đấy. Don't make fun of her. She just chugged three bottles of beer.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 修.

Frequently asked questions

What does tu mean in English?

tu (verb) means "to self-improve".

How do you pronounce tu?

IPA: Hanoi [tu˧˧]; Saigon [tʊw˧˧]. Tones: tu — level tone (ngang).

Is tu a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. tu is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 修.

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. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.