# tiếng Hoa meaning in Vietnamese: Chinese (A2)

> tiếng Hoa means “Chinese” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/tieng-hoa/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**tiếng Hoa**: Chinese language

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: tieng Hoa

## 1. Chinese language (noun)

Chinese

Common in the South, where the Chinese-Vietnamese community are *người Hoa*; the standard word is *tiếng Trung*.

- Chợ Lớn có nhiều người nói tiếng Hoa. — Many people in Chợ Lớn speak Chinese.
- Bà ngoại em biết tiếng Hoa. — My grandmother knows Chinese.

Said everywhere: [tiếng Trung](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/tieng-trung/#s_tieng_trung).

Saigon only

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