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bắt giữ

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Hanoi [ʔɓat̚˧˦ zɨ˦ˀ˥]Huế [ʔɓak̚˦˧˥ jɨ˧˨]Saigon [ʔɓak̚˦˥ jɨ˨˩˦] browser voice
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bắtrisingsắcgiữcreaky risingngã

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bắt giữ means to arrest.

Meanings of bắt giữ in English

Verb

  1. to arrest

Example sentences with bắt giữ

  • Chúng không thường bắt giữ con tin. They don't usually take hostages.
  • Tôi đã phải bắt giữ Tom. I had to arrest Tom.
  • Tom đã bị bắt giữ vào sáng thứ Hai. Tom got arrested Monday morning.
  • Tôi chắc chắn là Tom sẽ không bị bắt giữ. I'm sure Tom won't be arrested.
  • Tom không phải là người duy nhất bị bắt giữ. Tom isn't the only person who was arrested.
  • Tom bị bắt giữ vì lái xe trong tình trạng say rượu. Tom was arrested for drunken driving.
  • Xin hãy giải thích lý do vì sao cô ta đã bị bắt giữ. Please explain the reason why she was arrested.
  • Người đàn ông bị cảnh sát bắt giữ bây giờ đã được thả ra. The man the police arrested has now been released.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

bắt + giữ.

Frequently asked questions

What does bắt giữ mean in English?

bắt giữ (verb) means "to arrest".

How do you pronounce bắt giữ?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓat̚˧˦ zɨ˦ˀ˥]; Saigon [ʔɓak̚˦˥ jɨ˨˩˦]. Tones: bắt — rising tone (sắc), giữ — creaky rising tone (ngã).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.