How do you say “hesitate” in Vietnamese?
“Hesitate” in Vietnamese is do dự (to hesitate), chần chừ (to hesitate), ngần ngại (to hesitate).
Vietnamese words for “hesitate”
- do dựverbHanoi [zɔ˧˧ zɨ˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [jɔ˧˧ jɨ˨˩˨]do level dự heavy
to hesitate; to waver
for “hesitate” meaning: To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.
- chần chừverbHanoi [t͡ɕən˨˩ t͡ɕɨ˨˩] · Saigon [cəŋ˨˩ cɨ˨˩]chần falling chừ falling
to hesitate; to dither; to procrastinate
for “hesitate” meaning: To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.
- Tôi đã chần chừ.I hesitated.
- ngần ngạiverbHanoi [ŋən˨˩ ŋaːj˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ŋəŋ˨˩ ŋaːj˨˩˨]ngần falling ngại heavy
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant
- Tom đã ngần ngại.Tom hesitated.
Related Vietnamese words
- e ngạiverb
to be afraid; to flinch; to worry
- ngần ngừverb
to hesitate; vacillate
- trù trừverb
to hesitate; to dither; to procrastinate
- chùnverb
to recoil; to shrink back; to flinch
- ngầnverb
quantity; measure; much
- ngập ngừngverb
to be hesitant; to waver
- rập rìnhverb
to lurk; skulk
- bán tín bán nghiadjective
skeptical; incredulous
- thập thòverb
to act stealthy; to sneak