tiến

See also: tien, tiên, tiền, Tiến, tiễn, Tiên, tieň, and tiện

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 進; this is the Northern form. Doublet of tấn, the Southern form.

This is the dominant form used in compounds in modern written Vietnamese.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tiən˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tiəŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tiəŋ˦˥]

Verb

tiến

to advance; to go forward
Antonym: lùi

See also

Derived terms

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