tiến

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tien"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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.

Verb

tiến

  1. to advance; to go forward
    Antonym: lùi

See also

Etymology 2

See tuyến.

Noun

tiến • (線)

  1. Southern Vietnam form of tuyến (“thread, line”)
    kim tiến ― golden thread
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