How do you say “dodge” in Vietnamese?

“Dodge” in Vietnamese is né (to avoid), tránh (to avoid).

Vietnamese words for “dodge”

• néListenverb
  Hanoi [nɛ˧˦] · Saigon [nɛ˦˥]né rising

  to avoid; to dodge

  for “dodge” meaning: To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.

• tránhListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˦] · Saigon [ʈan˦˥]tránh rising

  to avoid; to keep out of; to keep from

  for “dodge” meaning: To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.

Related Vietnamese words

• chướcListennoun

  dodge; trick; expedient

• lảng tránhListenverb

  to evade; to dodge; to parry

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.