How do you say “action” in Vietnamese?

“Action” in Vietnamese is hành động (to act), động tác (movement), tác động (effect).

Vietnamese words for “action”

• hành độngListennoun
  Hanoi [hajŋ̟˨˩ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [han˨˩ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨]hành falling động heavy

  to act

  for “action” meaning: Something done, often so as to accomplish a purpose.

  • Hành động quan trọng hơn lời nói.Actions speak louder than words.
• động tácListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ taːk̚˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨ taːk̚˦˥]động heavy tác rising

  movement; gesture; action

  for “action” meaning: A way of motion or functioning.

• tác độngListennoun
  Hanoi [taːk̚˧˦ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [taːk̚˦˥ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨]tác rising động heavy

  effect; impact; influence

Related Vietnamese words

• động tháiListennoun

  an action; especially a response

• hành viListennoun

  an act; a deed

• tác dụngListennoun

  an effect or efficacy

• kiệnListennoun

  bale; parcel; package

• thưa kiệnListenverb

  to sue; to lodge a complaint; to bring to legal proceedings

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.