How do you say “cultivate” in Vietnamese?

“Cultivate” in Vietnamese is canh tác (to cultivate), cày cấy (to farm), trồng trọt (to plant).

Vietnamese words for “cultivate”

• canh tácListenverb
  Hanoi [kajŋ̟˧˧ taːk̚˧˦] · Saigon [kan˧˧ taːk̚˦˥]canh level tác rising

  to cultivate; farm

  for “cultivate” meaning: To grow plants, notably crops.

• cày cấyListenverb
  Hanoi [kaj˨˩ kəj˧˦] · Saigon [ka(ː)j˨˩ kəj˦˥]cày falling cấy rising

  to farm; to cultivate; to do farm work

  for “cultivate” meaning: To grow plants, notably crops.

• trồng trọtListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˨˩ t͡ɕɔt̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʈəwŋ͡m˨˩ ʈɔk̚˨˩˨]trồng falling trọt heavy

  to plant; to cultivate

• trau dồiListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕaw˧˧ zoj˨˩] · Saigon [ʈa(ː)w˧˧ joj˨˩]trau level dồi falling

  to improve; cultivate; polish

• bồi dưỡngListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔɓoj˨˩ zɨəŋ˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [ʔɓoj˨˩ jɨəŋ˨˩˦]bồi falling dưỡng creaky rising

  to foster; to improve; to cultivate

Related Vietnamese words

• chăm bónListenverb

  to cultivate; to tend; to help grow

• giồng giọtListenverb

  to plant; to cultivate

• gây giốngListenverb

  to breed; to propagate; to cultivate

• trau giồiListenverb

  to improve; cultivate; polish

• gâyListenverb

  to cause; to stir up; to incite

• giồiListenverb

  to apply; rub

• tu dưỡngListenverb

  to self-improve

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.