How do you say “contain” in Vietnamese?

“Contain” in Vietnamese is bao hàm (to include), chứa (to contain), bao gồm (to include).

Vietnamese words for “contain”

• bao hàmListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔɓaːw˧˧ haːm˨˩] · Saigon [ʔɓaːw˧˧ haːm˨˩]bao level hàm falling

  to include; to contain; to encompass

• chứaListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕɨə˧˦] · Saigon [cɨə˦˥]chứa rising

  to contain; to hold

  • Bia có chứa hoa bia.Beer contains hops.
• bao gồmListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔɓaːw˧˧ ɣom˨˩] · Saigon [ʔɓaːw˧˧ ɣom˨˩]bao level gồm falling

  to include; to comprise; to contain

• đựngListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔɗɨŋ˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɗɨŋ˨˩˨]đựng heavy

  to contain; to hold

Related Vietnamese words

• hàmListenverb

  jaw

• chứa đựngListenverb

  to contain; to be filled with

• thâu tómListenverb

  to encompass; to hold; to contain

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.