How do you say “arrest” in Vietnamese?
“Arrest” in Vietnamese is bắt giữ (to arrest), bắt (to seize), tóm (to apprehend).
Vietnamese words for “arrest”
- bắt giữverbHanoi [ʔɓat̚˧˦ zɨ˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [ʔɓak̚˦˥ jɨ˨˩˦]bắt rising giữ creaky rising
to arrest
for “arrest” meaning: To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody.
- Tôi đã phải bắt giữ Tom.I had to arrest Tom.
- bắtverbHanoi [ʔɓat̚˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɓak̚˦˥]bắt rising
to seize; to catch
for “arrest” meaning: To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody.
- Họ bắt tôi.They arrested me.
- tómverbHanoi [tɔm˧˦] · Saigon [tɔm˦˥]tóm rising
to apprehend; to capture; to arrest