Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

thi đua

[tʰi˧˧ ʔɗuə˧˧]

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Meaning · English

(noun) socialist emulation

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

Do thi đua tăng gia sản xuất và tiết kiệm mà Liên Xô đang xây dựng chủ nghĩa cộng sản. Do thi đua tăng gia sản xuất và tiết kiệm mà các nước dân chủ nhân dân Đông Âu xây dựng chủ nghĩa xã hội, Trung Quốc xây dựng chủ nghĩa dân chủ mới.Thanks to emulation leading to increased production and savings is the Soviet Union building communism. Thanks to emulation leading to increased production and savings are the people's democracies in Eastern Europe building socialism and is China building a new democracy.

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Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Sense 2

Meaning · English

(verb) to emulate

Sense 3

Meaning · English

(verb) to compete; to vie

Common questions

What does “thi đua” mean?

(noun) socialist emulation

Is “thi đua” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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