The quality of: tính + word (tính khả thi)

-ity / -ness

Pattern: tính + [adjective or noun]

B2 · estimateformal

Typed without accents: tinh

Tính in front of a describing word or a noun names a quality, like English -ity or -ness: tính khả thi (feasibility), tính minh bạch (transparency), tính bền vững (sustainability), tính cạnh tranh (competitiveness), tính chính xác (accuracy). The result is a noun, so it can be raised, assessed or found lacking: nâng cao tính minh bạch, improve transparency.

You'll meet it in news reports, official documents and above all papers, which judge the tính khả thi of a plan or the tính chính xác of a model.

Its neighbours: hóa, after a word, is the process of becoming something (hiện đại hóa, modernising), while tính is the quality itself (tính hiện đại, modernity). Mang tính + quality says something has that character: mang tính hình thức, a mere formality. Độ also goes in front, but it measures how much: độ chính xác cao, a high level of accuracy.

On its own, tính is an everyday word for someone's nature or temper: Tính anh ấy hiền lắm, he's very gentle by nature. It's the same idea, a person's qualities.

In conversation, people use the plain adjective instead: Kế hoạch này có khả thi không? Is this plan feasible?

Examples

  • Hội đồng đánh giá cao tính khả thi của dự án.

    The panel rated the project's feasibility highly.

  • Cần nâng cao tính minh bạch trong việc sử dụng ngân sách.

    Transparency in the use of the budget needs to be improved.

  • Nghiên cứu đã kiểm chứng tính chính xác của mô hình dự báo.

    The study tested the accuracy of the forecasting model.

  • Doanh nghiệp Việt cần tăng tính cạnh tranh trên thị trường quốc tế.

    Vietnamese businesses need to become more competitive on the international market.

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