Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

tinh hoa

[tïŋ˧˧ hwaː˧˧]

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

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) the best, the finest

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

vật chất tốt nhất

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

Sách vở tựa như bầy ong, đem tinh hoa từ trí tuệ này sang trí tuệ khác.Books are the bees that carry pollen from one mind to another.

Tatoeba sentence #2489968 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)

Sources & notes

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

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) essence

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

bản chất

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

What does “tinh hoa” mean?

(noun) the best, the finest

Is “tinh hoa” formal or informal?

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