How do you say “innovation” in Vietnamese?

“Innovation” in Vietnamese is sáng tạo (to create), đổi mới (to renovate), sáng kiến (initiative).

Vietnamese words for “innovation”

• sáng tạoListenverb
  Hanoi [saːŋ˧˦ taːw˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʂaːŋ˦˥ taːw˨˩˨]sáng rising tạo heavy

  to create

  for “innovation” meaning: The act of innovating; the introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc.

• đổi mớiListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔɗoj˧˩ məːj˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɗoj˨˩˦ məːj˦˥]đổi dipping mới rising

  to renovate; to modernise

  for “innovation” meaning: The act of innovating; the introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc.

• sáng kiếnListennoun
  Hanoi [saːŋ˧˦ kiən˧˦] · Saigon [ʂaːŋ˦˥ kiəŋ˦˥]sáng rising kiến rising

  initiative; innovation

Related Vietnamese words

• cải tiếnListenverb

  to upgrade; innovate; improve

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.