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thử tài

[tʰɨ˧˩ taːj˨˩] 🎙 Say it

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to try (one's own or someone else's) talent

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

thử nghiệm tài năng

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Verb

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

Examples

Có tài lúc 7 tuổi, ra câu đối lập tức đối được ngay, các bạn văn hào thường lấy chữ trong kinh truyện để thử tài, thí dụ:[…]At age seven he had the talent to respond to a duìlián challenge right away, and his poet friends would take phrases from the classics to challenge him, for example: […]

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Sources & notes

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

Common questions

What does “thử tài” mean?

(verb) to try (one's own or someone else's) talent

Is “thử tài” formal or informal?

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

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