How do you say “distinguish” in Vietnamese?

“Distinguish” in Vietnamese is phân biệt (to distinguish), nhận ra (to realize).

Vietnamese words for “distinguish”

• phân biệtListenverb
  Hanoi [fən˧˧ ʔɓiət̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [fəŋ˧˧ ʔɓiək̚˨˩˨]phân level biệt heavy

  to distinguish; to discriminate; to discern

  for “distinguish” meaning: To recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics.

• nhận raListenverb
  Hanoi [ɲən˧˨ʔ zaː˧˧] · Saigon [ɲəŋ˨˩˨ ɹaː˧˧]nhận heavy ra level

  to realize; to recognize

  for “distinguish” meaning: To see someone or something clearly or distinctly.

Related Vietnamese words

• khu biệtListenverb

  to distinguish; to demarcate

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.