How do you say “detain” in Vietnamese?

“Detain” in Vietnamese is giam (to detain).

Vietnamese words for “detain”

• giamListenverb
  Hanoi [zaːm˧˧] · Saigon [jaːm˧˧]giam level

  to detain; to imprison

  for “detain” meaning: To put someone under custody.

Related Vietnamese words

• cấm cốListenverb

  to detain; confine; restrain

• ngăn cảnListenverb

  to prevent; to hinder

• lưuListenverb

  to save; to detain; to keep

• cản trởListenverb

  to hinder; to bar; obstruct

• giam cầmListenverb

  to imprison; confine

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.