How do you say “decline” in Vietnamese?

“Decline” in Vietnamese is từ chối (to refuse), chối (to deny), suy giảm (to decline).

Vietnamese words for “decline”

• từ chốiListenverb
  Hanoi [tɨ˨˩ t͡ɕoj˧˦] · Saigon [tɨ˨˩ coj˦˥]từ falling chối rising

  to refuse; to decline; to reject

  • Tobias lịch sự từ chối lời mời.Tobias respectfully declined the invitation.
• chốiListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕoj˧˦] · Saigon [coj˦˥]chối rising

  to deny; to refuse; to decline

• suy giảmListenverb
  Hanoi [swi˧˧ zaːm˧˩] · Saigon [ʂ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧ jaːm˨˩˦]suy level giảm dipping

  to decline; to decrease

Related Vietnamese words

• chối từListenverb

  to refuse; to decline; to reject

• khước từListenverb

  to refuse; to decline

• kiếuListenverb

  to refuse; to decline

• suy thoáiListenverb

  to decline; to regress; to retrograde

• suy viListenverb

  to decline; to deteriorate

• suy yếuListenverb

  to weaken; to decline

• sút giảmListenverb

  to decrease; to decline

• thoái hoáListenverb

  to degenerate; decline or regress

• thoái tràoListenverb

  to decline; to subside

• xuống dốcListenverb

  to decline; to go downhill

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.