How do you say “earn” in Vietnamese?

“Earn” in Vietnamese is kiếm (sword).

Vietnamese words for “earn”

• kiếmListennoun
  Hanoi [kiəm˧˦] · Saigon [kim˦˥]kiếm rising

  sword

  for “earn” meaning: To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.

  • Tôi kiếm kiền.I earned money.

Related Vietnamese words

• ănListenverb

  to eat

• giậtListenverb

  to pull forcibly; to snatch

• dựtListenverb

  to pull forcibly; to snatch

• giựtListenverb

  to pull forcibly; to snatch

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.