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tì

Pronunciation Northern /ti̤˨˩/ Central /ti˧˧/ Southern /ti˨˩/
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to press
Verb
to press
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Meaning
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Verb

Sense 1 Verb
to press Core ActionsTheme

To lean on or press part of the body against something for support or pressure.

vi Cậu bé tì cằm lên bàn để suy nghĩ.

en The boy pressed his chin against the table to think.

Noun

Sense 2 Noun
pipa

A traditional Chinese musical instrument with a pear-shaped wooden body and four strings.

vi Người nhạc công đang biểu diễn một bản nhạc với cây tì.

en The musician is performing a piece of music with the pipa.

Sense 3 Noun
dollar

A slang term used to refer to a single unit of currency, such as a dollar.

vi Anh ấy chỉ còn vài tì trong túi.

en He only has a few dollars left in his pocket.

Parts
琵
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
琵
Candidates by syllable
tì 脾(婢 / 琵 / 疪)
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
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tí / tị / tì sương / tì tì …
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Use
oẳn tù tì / tì bà / tì kheo / tì vị …
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