How do you say “grab” in Vietnamese?

“Grab” in Vietnamese is chộp (to seize), túm (to grab).

Vietnamese words for “grab”

• chộpListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕop̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [cop̚˨˩˨]chộp heavy

  to seize; to snatch; to nab

• túmListenverb
  Hanoi [tum˧˦] · Saigon [tʊm˦˥]túm rising

  to grab; to catch; to seize

Related Vietnamese words

• bấuListenverb

  to grip; to grab

• ngoạmListenverb

  to grab

• nắm lấyListenverb

  to grip; to grab; to grasp

• tómListenverb

  to apprehend; to capture; to arrest

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.