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How do you say “duty” in Vietnamese?

“Duty” in Vietnamese is nghĩa vụ (duty), trách nhiệm (responsibility or accountability), nhiệm vụ (a task or focused).

Vietnamese words for “duty”

  • nghĩa vụnoun
    Hanoi [ŋiə˦ˀ˥ vu˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ŋiə˨˩˦ vʊw˨˩˨]nghĩa creaky rising vụ heavy

    duty; responsibility; obligation

    for “duty” meaning: That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.

  • trách nhiệmnoun
    Hanoi [t͡ɕajk̟̚˧˦ ɲiəm˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʈat̚˦˥ ɲim˨˩˨]trách rising nhiệm heavy

    responsibility or accountability; liability

    for “duty” meaning: That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.

  • nhiệm vụnoun
    Hanoi [ɲiəm˧˨ʔ vu˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ɲim˨˩˨ vʊw˨˩˨]nhiệm heavy vụ heavy

    a task or focused; small-scale mission; compare sứ mệnh

    for “duty” meaning: That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.

  • chức tráchnoun
    Hanoi [t͡ɕɨk̚˧˦ t͡ɕajk̟̚˧˦] · Saigon [cɨk̚˦˥ ʈat̚˦˥]chức rising trách rising

    responsibilities; duties

    for “duty” meaning: That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.

  • chức vụnoun
    Hanoi [t͡ɕɨk̚˧˦ vu˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [cɨk̚˦˥ vʊw˨˩˨]chức rising vụ heavy

    function; duty and power; responsibility

    for “duty” meaning: That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.

  • bổn phậnnoun
    Hanoi [ʔɓon˧˩ fən˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɓoŋ˨˩˦ fəŋ˨˩˨]bổn dipping phận heavy

    duty; obligation

    • Bổn phận của con là phải học tập.It is your duty to study.
  • hải quannoun
    Hanoi [haːj˧˩ kwaːn˧˧] · Saigon [haːj˨˩˦ waːŋ˧˧]hải dipping quan level

    customs

    for “duty” meaning: An excise tax; especially, one on imports or exports.

  • thuế quannoun
    Hanoi [tʰwe˧˦ kwaːn˧˧] · Saigon [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ej˦˥ waːŋ˧˧]thuế rising quan level

    customs; customhouse

    for “duty” meaning: An excise tax; especially, one on imports or exports.

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