(intransitive) to isolate oneself from other people to follow rules in a philosophy or religion
(transitive) to drink directly from a bottle by holding bottle mouth in one's mouth

tu chí

tu chí
verb

to develop one's ambition (to); to focus on one's mission (to); to improve oneself (toward)

noun

self-improvement; personal development

tu chính án

tu chính án
noun

(government, law) amendment

tu hành

tu hành
verb

(Buddhism) to undergo ascetic training

tu hú

tu hú
noun

koel (genus Eudynamys), especially the Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus)

tu nghiệp

tu nghiệp
verb

to perfect oneself in the profession; to receive training

tu sĩ

tu sĩ
noun

clergyman; friar

tu sức

tu sức
verb

to decorate; to adorn; to embellish
(linguistics) to qualify; to modify

tu sửa

tu sửa
verb

to repair, to amend

tu thành chính quả

tu thành chính quả
verb

(literally) to finish cultivation for the proper result
(Buddhism) to finally achieve enlightenment after profound efforts and insights

tu từ

tu từ
adj

(rhetoric) rhetorical

tu từ học

tu từ học
noun

rhetoric

tu viện

tu viện
noun

monastery

tu xuất

tu xuất
noun

(Catholicism) Former monk, nun, or seminarian.

tu-líp

tu-líp
noun

(botany) a tulip

tua

tua
noun

fringe; tassel
fringe- or tassel-like object; feeler (of certain animals); antenna
turn; rotation; round
trip; tour
stroll; walk

verb

to rewind or skip forward; to rewind or fast forward (a movie, video, etc.)

adv

(archaic) must; should

tuli

tuli
noun

thulium

tulip

tulip
noun

(botany) a tulip

tum

tung

tung
verb

to toss, to throw

tung hoành

tung hoành
verb

(literary) to do anything as one pleases

tung hô

tung hô
verb

to acclaim

tung hứng

tung hứng
noun

juggling

tung tích

tung tích
noun

trace, whereabouts

tung tẩy

tung tẩy
verb

to bob or move up and down in a relaxed or visually pleasing way

tung độ

tung độ
noun

(algebraic geometry) a y{l|en|coordinate}}

tuy

tuy
conj

although; though

tuy nhiên

tuy nhiên
adv

however, but, nevertheless

tuy thế

tuy thế
adv

however; nevertheless

tuy vậy

tuy vậy
adv

however; nevertheless

tuyên bố

tuyên bố
verb

to announce; to declare

noun

announcement; declaration

tuyên chiến

tuyên chiến
verb

to declare war
(figuratively) to announce one's vehement opposition

tuyên ngôn

tuyên ngôn
noun

declaration; proclamation

tuyên truyền

tuyên truyền
noun

propaganda

verb

to propagate

tuyến

tuyến
noun

(anatomy) a gland
(public land transport) a route or line

tuyến lệ

tuyến lệ
noun

(anatomy) a lacrimal gland; a tear gland

tuyến tiền liệt

tuyến tiền liệt
noun

prostate gland; prostate

tuyến đầu

tuyến đầu
noun

frontline

tuyết

tuyết
noun

snow (precipitation)

tuyền

tuyền
noun

(only in compounds) spring (source of water)

tuyển

tuyển
verb

to choose, to select

tuyển chọn

tuyển chọn
verb

to choose; to select

adj

(in certain expressions) choice; selected

tuyển cử

tuyển cử
verb

to elect

tuyển dụng

tuyển dụng
verb

to recruit; to select (employees)

tuyển sinh

tuyển sinh
verb

to enroll students in a school

tuyển thủ

tuyển thủ
noun

competitor

tuyển trạch

tuyển trạch
verb

to select, to choose

tuyển tập

tuyển tập
noun

selection of works; collection; analects

tuyệt

tuyệt
verb

(chiefly in compounds) to cut off; to exhaust; to use up; to reach the end or extreme

adj

(colloquial) nice; great; wonderful; terrific; excellent; perfect

adv

(colloquial) extremely (good); exceptionally; immensely
(colloquial) Synonym of tuyệt nhiên (“absolutely”)

tuyệt chiêu

tuyệt chiêu
noun

master move; brilliant trick

tuyệt chủng

tuyệt chủng
verb

to go extinct

tuyệt cú

tuyệt cú
noun

(poetry) Jueju, a quatrain in which each line consists of five or seven syllables

tuyệt diệu

tuyệt diệu
adj

exquisite; fantastic; splendid

tuyệt hảo

tuyệt hảo
adj

perfect; most excellent

tuyệt kĩ

tuyệt kĩ
noun

(literary) skill of very high level

tuyệt phẩm

tuyệt phẩm
noun

(literary) masterpiece

tuyệt sắc giai nhân

tuyệt sắc giai nhân
noun

(idiomatic) woman of unrivalled beauty

tuyệt thực

tuyệt thực
verb

to go without food, to go on a hunger strike, to starve oneself

tuyệt vọng

tuyệt vọng
adj

desperate, hopeless

tuyệt vời

tuyệt vời
adj

wonderful; splendid

tuyệt đại đa số

tuyệt đại đa số
noun

vast majority; overwhelming majority

tuyệt đối

tuyệt đối
adj

absolute

tuân

tuân
verb

to obey; to follow

tuân thủ

tuân thủ
verb

to obey; to abide by; to keep to; to comply with

tuôn

tuôn
verb

(of liquids) to spurt, to gush

tuýp

tuýp
noun

(of gel/paste-like substance) a tube

tuấn mã

tuấn mã
noun

excellent horse, prized horse

tuần

tuần
noun

week (any period of seven consecutive days)
week (period of seven days in the Gregorian calendar beginning with Sunday or Monday)
one of three ten-day periods in a month in the Vietnamese calendar; a week
a decade of age
a time period
instance, occurrence
Clipping of tuần phủ.

verb

Clipping of đi tuần (“to patrol”).
Clipping of tuần tra (“to patrol”).

tuần Nô-el

tuần Nô-el
noun

Christmastide, Christmas time

tuần Nô-en

tuần Nô-en
noun

Christmas tide, Christmas time

tuần báo

tuần báo
noun

weekly newspaper

tuần duyên

tuần duyên
noun

coast guard

tuần dương hạm

tuần dương hạm
noun

(obsolete) cruiser

tuần hoàn

tuần hoàn
adj

moving about and back again; revolving, cycling, circling, circulatory, etc.
(mathematics, of an infinite decimal number) with a repeating decimal

tuần hương

tuần hương
noun

time it takes to burn an incense stick

tuần lễ

tuần lễ
noun

week (period of seven days in the Gregorian calendar beginning with Sunday or Monday)
week (any period of seven consecutive days)

tuần lộc

tuần lộc
noun

reindeer

tuần phủ

tuần phủ
noun

(archaic) provincial governor in ancient China and Vietnam

tuần san

tuần san
noun

weekly magazine

tuần tra

tuần tra
verb

to patrol

tuần trăng

tuần trăng
noun

lunation, a period from one new moon to the next

tuần tự

tuần tự
adv

in order; one after another

tuẫn tiết

tuẫn tiết
verb

(literary) to kill oneself for something grand, such as a principle, a virtue, an ideal, etc.

tuế

tuế
noun

(only in compounds) year of age

tuốc-nơ-vít

tuốc-nơ-vít
noun

a screwdriver

tuốt

tuốt
verb

to detach
to unsheathe
to whittle, to sharpen

tuồng

tuồng
noun

classical Vietnamese opera (hát tuồng)
(colloquial) look; appearance; mien
(derogatory) sort; kind (of person)

tuổi

tuổi
noun

(of lifeforms) age
a year of age
(chiefly communism) a year of tenure
(occult, divination) the Vietnamese zodiac equivalent of a zodiac sign, i.e. an earthly branch or a zodiac beast, based on birthyear

tuổi ta

tuổi ta
noun

the traditional Vietnamese age of a person

tuổi thơ

tuổi thơ
noun

childhood; youth

tuổi thọ

tuổi thọ
noun

life expectancy; length of life (of a person) or use (of a product)

tuổi trẻ

tuổi trẻ
noun

youth

tuổi tác

tuổi tác
noun

age (of a person)
old age

tuổi tây

tuổi tây
noun

western age (see East Asian age reckoning on Wikipedia)

tuột

tuột
verb

to slip; to slip out of alignment; to come off; to slide

tuỳ

tuỳ
adv

according to (in proportion)
depending on

tuỳ bút

tuỳ bút
noun

essay

tuỳ duyên

tuỳ duyên
verb

to accord with conditions; to follow destiny; to let things run their natural course

tuỳ tiện

tuỳ tiện
adj

arbitrary; casual

tuỳ ý

tuỳ ý
verb

to be as one wishes

tuỵ

tuỵ
noun

pancreas

tuỵ đạo

tuỵ đạo
noun

(obsolete) tunnel

tuỷ

tuỷ
noun

marrow

tuỷ sống

tuỷ sống
noun

(anatomy) spinal cord

tuỷ xương

tuỷ xương
noun

bone marrow

tôi

tôi
noun

(archaic, historical) slave; domestic servant
(archaic) servant of a monarch

pron

(Northern Vietnam, informal, typically men's speech) I/me (used by someone with status equal or higher than his or her conversational partner, but doesn't want to sound too intimate to them)
(Northern Vietnam, informal, familiar) I/me (used when talking to one's friends)
(formal in all dialects) I/me (used in formal contexts, regardless of the difference in status between the speakers)
(literary, endearing, men's speech) I/me (used by a man to a woman he loves)

verb