How do you say “according to” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "according to" in Vietnamese?

"According to" in Vietnamese is theo (to follow), tùy, đối với (according to).

“According to” in Vietnamese is theo (to follow), tùy, đối với (according to).

Vietnamese words for “according to”

theopreposition
Hanoi [tʰɛw˧˧] · Saigon [tʰɛw˧˧]theo level
to follow; to accompany; come with
for “according to” meaning: Based on what is said or stated by; on the authority of; by the order of.
- Mọi thứ không hề đi theo kế hoạch.Things weren't going according to plan at all.
tùyadverb
tùy falling
for “according to” meaning: In a manner conforming or corresponding to; in proportion to; in accordance with.
đối vớipreposition
Hanoi [ʔɗoj˧˦ vəːj˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɗoj˦˥ vəːj˦˥]đối rising với rising
according to; relative to
tuỳadverb
Hanoi [twi˨˩] · Saigon [t⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩]tuỳ falling
according to; depending on

Related Vietnamese words

chiếu theopreposition
according to; based on; in light of
tuỳ theoadverb
according to; depending on
dựa trênverb
to base on

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.