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How do you say “absorb” in Vietnamese?

“Absorb” in Vietnamese is hút (to absorb), hấp thụ (to absorb), hấp thu (to absorb).

Vietnamese words for “absorb”

  • hútverb
    Hanoi [hut̚˧˦] · Saigon [hʊk͡p̚˦˥]hút rising

    to absorb; to suck

    for “absorb” meaning: To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in.

    • Giấy thì hút dầu.Paper absorbs oil.
  • hấp thụverb
    Hanoi [həp̚˧˦ tʰu˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [həp̚˦˥ tʰʊw˨˩˨]hấp rising thụ heavy

    to absorb; to take in

    for “absorb” meaning: To occupy or consume time.

    • Giấy hấp thụ dầu.Paper absorbs oil.
  • hấp thuverb
    Hanoi [həp̚˧˦ tʰu˧˧] · Saigon [həp̚˦˥ tʰʊw˧˧]hấp rising thu level

    to absorb; to take in; to grasp

    for “absorb” meaning: To occupy or consume time.

  • thấmverb
    Hanoi [tʰəm˧˦] · Saigon [tʰəm˦˥]thấm rising

    to imbibe; to absorb

    • Giấy thấm nước.Paper absorbs water.

Related Vietnamese words

  • cuốn hútverb

    to attract; to absorb; to draw into

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