triệu

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The Vietnamese word "triệu" means "million" in English. It is used to denote the number 1,000,000.

Usage Instructions:

1. Basic Use: You can use "triệu" when talking about large quantities, especially when dealing with money, population, measurements, or large numbers in general.
2. Counting: In Vietnamese, you often follow the word "triệu" with a number to indicate how many millions you are talking about. For example, "hai triệu" means "two million."

Examples:

• Basic Example: "Tôi có một triệu đồng." (I have one million dong.)
• Larger Numbers: "Công ty này kiếm được bốn triệu đô la mỗi năm." (This company earns four million dollars each year.)

Advanced Usage:

In more complex or formal contexts, "triệu" can be used in financial reports, statistics, or discussions involving economics. For example, you might hear or say: - "Dân số của thành phố này là ba triệu người." (The population of this city is three million people.)

Word Variants:

• "Triệu" can also appear in compound words or phrases. For example:
  • "triệu phú" means "millionaire" (someone who has at least one million).
  • "triệu chứng" means "symptom" (though this is a different context, it uses the same root for 'triệu').

Different Meanings:

While "triệu" primarily means "million," it does not have significantly different meanings in other contexts. However, in some phrases, it could refer to a multitude or large quantity in a more abstract sense.

Synonyms:

There aren't direct synonyms in Vietnamese for "triệu" as it specifically refers to the quantity of a million.

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