How do you say “escape” in Vietnamese?

“Escape” in Vietnamese is thoát (to escape), trốn thoát (to flee).

Vietnamese words for “escape”

• thoátListenverb
  Hanoi [tʰwaːt̚˧˦] · Saigon [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾aːk̚˦˥]thoát rising

  to escape; to exit

  for “escape” meaning: To get free; to free oneself.

  • Tôi đã thoát ra.I escaped.
• trốn thoátListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕon˧˦ tʰwaːt̚˧˦] · Saigon [ʈoŋ˦˥ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾aːk̚˦˥]trốn rising thoát rising

  to flee; to escape

  for “escape” meaning: To get free; to free oneself.

  • Họ đã trốn thoát.They escaped.

Related Vietnamese words

• bỏ trốnListenverb

  to run away; to escape; to flee

• chuồnListenverb

  to blow; to decamp; to get out

• phìListenverb

  to eject; to erupt; to burst out

• tẩu thoátListenverb

  to escape

• đào tẩuListenverb

  to run away; to escape; to take flight

• tránhListenverb

  to avoid; to keep out of; to keep from

• trốnListenverb

  to hide oneself; to escape; to flee

• xìListenverb

  ace

• quaListenverb

  through; across

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.