How do you say “contemplation” in Vietnamese?

“Contemplation” in Vietnamese is thiền định (meditation).

Vietnamese words for “contemplation”

• thiền địnhListennoun
  Hanoi [tʰiən˨˩ ʔɗïŋ˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [tʰiəŋ˨˩ ʔɗɨn˨˩˨]thiền falling định heavy

  meditation

  for “contemplation” meaning: The act of contemplating; being highly concentrated in thought; musing.

Related Vietnamese words

• cảm nghĩListennoun

  impression; contemplation; musing

• thiềnListennoun

  Zen/Chan; dhyana; jhana

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.