How do you say “instinct” in Vietnamese?

“Instinct” in Vietnamese is bản năng (instinct).

Vietnamese words for “instinct”

• bản năngListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔɓaːn˧˩ naŋ˧˧] · Saigon [ʔɓaːŋ˨˩˦ naŋ˧˧]bản dipping năng level

  instinct

  for “instinct” meaning: A natural or inherent impulse or behaviour.

  • Anh ta có một bản năng chiến đấu mạnh mẽ.He is possessed of a strong fighting instinct.

Related Vietnamese words

• thiên tínhListennoun

  nature; character; instinct

• thiên hướngListennoun

  inclination; proclivity; tendency

• đầyListenadjective

  full; filled

• năng khiếuListennoun

  aptitude; endowment; innate skill

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.