tiện

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 便. Doublet of bèn.

Adjective

tiện

  1. convenient; expedient; simple and easy
Derived terms

Adverb

tiện

  1. while you're at it
    Synonyms: tiện thể, tiện tay, nhân thể, nhân tiện
    Tiện mua giùm tao hộp thuốc luôn nha.
    Buy me a pack of cigarettes while you're at it.

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (to mill, SV: tiển).

Verb

tiện

  1. to lathe; to carve or grind by rotating; to shape by turning
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