How do you say “halt” in Vietnamese?

“Halt” in Vietnamese is dừng (to stop), ngưng (to stop).

Vietnamese words for “halt”

• dừngListenverb
  Hanoi [zɨŋ˨˩] · Saigon [jɨŋ˨˩]dừng falling

  to stop; to halt

• ngưngListenverb
  Hanoi [ŋɨŋ˧˧] · Saigon [ŋɨŋ˧˧]ngưng level

  to stop; to halt

Related Vietnamese words

• đứngListenverb

  to stand; to stand up for

• dừng lạiListeninterjection

  to stop; to cease moving

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.