How do you say “inherit” in Vietnamese?

“Inherit” in Vietnamese is thừa kế (to inherit).

Vietnamese words for “inherit”

• thừa kếListenverb
  Hanoi [tʰɨə˨˩ ke˧˦] · Saigon [tʰɨə˨˩ kej˦˥]thừa falling kế rising

  to inherit

  for “inherit” meaning: To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest, usually after the previous owner's death.

  • Edward thừa kế đất đai của chú cậu ấy.Edward inherited his uncle's estate.

Related Vietnamese words

• kế thừaListenverb

  to inherit; to succeed

• hưởngListenverb

  to obtain for oneself; to gain access to

• thừa hưởngListenverb

  to be in possession; to inherit

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.