tính

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See also: tinh, tình, and tỉnh

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (to inspect; to examine, SV: tỉnh).

Verb

tính

  1. to calculate
  2. to think of; to be of a mind
    • 2005, Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, "Biển người mênh mông" (in Cánh đồng bất tận), Trẻ publishing house
      Tính chết mấy lần rồi, nhưng còn mắc nợ đời.
      I thought of dying several times already, but I still owe life.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Alternative forms

Noun

tính

  1. disposition (of people); nature; character; temperament
  2. nature (of things); character; property
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