How do you say “intention” in Vietnamese?

“Intention” in Vietnamese is ý định (intention), ý đồ (intention).

Vietnamese words for “intention”

• ý địnhListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔi˧˦ ʔɗïŋ˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɪj˦˥ ʔɗɨn˨˩˨]ý rising định heavy

  intention

  for “intention” meaning: A course of action that a person intends to follow.

  • Đó không phải ý định của tôi.That wasn't my intention.
• ý đồListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔi˧˦ ʔɗo˨˩] · Saigon [ʔɪj˦˥ ʔɗow˨˩]ý rising đồ falling

  intention; design; plan

Related Vietnamese words

• chủ ýListennoun

  intention; purpose

• chủ địnhListennoun

  one's own volition or intention

• mục đíchListennoun

  a goal; a purpose; an aim or an objective

• chủ đíchListennoun

  the main aim; primary objective

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.