# tiếng Trung meaning in Vietnamese: Chinese (A1)

> tiếng Trung means “Chinese, Mandarin” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio.

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

**tiếng Trung**: Chinese language

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: tieng Trung

## 1. Chinese language (noun)

Chinese, Mandarin

The usual word for Chinese, short for *tiếng Trung Quốc*; in the South you'll also hear *tiếng Hoa*.

- Em đang học tiếng Trung. — I'm learning Chinese.
- Tiếng Trung có nhiều chữ lắm. — Chinese has a lot of characters.

In Saigon you say [tiếng Hoa](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/tieng-hoa/#s_tieng_hoa).

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