How do you say “defend” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "defend" in Vietnamese?

"Defend" in Vietnamese is che chở (to protect), bảo vệ (to protect), chống giữ (to withstand).

“Defend” in Vietnamese is che chở (to protect), bảo vệ (to protect), chống giữ (to withstand).

Vietnamese words for “defend”

che chởverb
Hanoi [t͡ɕɛ˧˧ t͡ɕəː˧˩] · Saigon [cɛ˧˧ cəː˨˩˦]che level chở dipping
to protect; to embrace; to defend
for “defend” meaning: To ward off attacks against (something or someone).
bảo vệverb
Hanoi [ʔɓaːw˧˩ ve˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ vej˨˩˨]bảo dipping vệ heavy
to protect; to defend
for “defend” meaning: To ward off attacks against (something or someone).
- Tôi có thể tự bảo vệ mình.I can defend myself.
chống giữverb
Hanoi [t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˦ zɨ˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [cəwŋ͡m˦˥ jɨ˨˩˦]chống rising giữ creaky rising
to withstand; to hold out
for “defend” meaning: To ward off attacks against (something or someone).
biện hộverb
Hanoi [ʔɓiən˧˨ʔ ho˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɓiəŋ˨˩˨ how˨˩˨]biện heavy hộ heavy
to plead; to defend
bào chữaverb
Hanoi [ʔɓaːw˨˩ t͡ɕɨə˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [ʔɓaːw˨˩ cɨə˨˩˦]bào falling chữa creaky rising
to defend
phòng vệverb
Hanoi [fawŋ͡m˨˩ ve˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [fawŋ͡m˨˩ vej˨˩˨]phòng falling vệ heavy
to protect; to defend

Related Vietnamese words

bênh vựcverb
to defend; to protect; to uphold
phòng thủverb
to defend
cãiverb
to answer back; to talk back; to argue
thanh minhverb
to clarify; to explain

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.