No. 31 in Vietnamese
tỷ
The Vietnamese word "tỷ" can mean "billion," "ratio," or "elder sister," depending on context.
In a sentence
Anh ấy vừa đạt được một hợp đồng trị giá hàng tỷ đồng.
He has just secured a contract worth billions of Vietnamese dongs.
The word 'tỷ' in this sentence is used as a numeral, representing 'billion' in denoting a large quantity of money.
Đây là chị tỷ phú nổi tiếng trong lĩnh vực đầu tư.
This is the famous billionaire woman in the field of investment.
Here, 'tỷ' is part of the compound word 'tỷ phú,' which means 'billionaire,' referring to a person with a net worth exceeding a billion units of currency.
Con số này cho thấy nhiều tỷ lệ tăng trưởng khác nhau.
This figure indicates various growth ratios.
The term 'tỷ lệ' here, incorporating 'tỷ,' means 'ratio,' used in mathematical or statistical contexts to describe relationships between quantities.
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