kiến tạo

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 建造.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kiən˧˦ taːw˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kiəŋ˦˧˥ taːw˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kiəŋ˦˥ taːw˨˩˨]

    Verb

    kiến tạo

    1. (soccer) to assist
    2. to build; to establish; to create

    Noun

    kiến tạo

    1. structure of the Earth; tectonics
    2. (colloquial) short for kiến tạo học (tectonic studies)

    Derived terms