How do you say “invade” in Vietnamese?

“Invade” in Vietnamese is xâm chiếm (to invade), xâm lược (to invade), xâm lăng (to invade).

Vietnamese words for “invade”

• xâm chiếmListenverb
  Hanoi [səm˧˧ t͡ɕiəm˧˦] · Saigon [səm˧˧ cim˦˥]xâm level chiếm rising

  to invade; to seize

  for “invade” meaning: To enter by force, usually in order to conquer.

• xâm lượcListenverb
  Hanoi [səm˧˧ lɨək̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [səm˧˧ lɨək̚˨˩˨]xâm level lược heavy

  to invade

  for “invade” meaning: To enter by force, usually in order to conquer.

• xâm lăngListenverb
  Hanoi [səm˧˧ laŋ˧˧] · Saigon [səm˧˧ laŋ˧˧]xâm level lăng level

  to invade

  for “invade” meaning: To enter by force, usually in order to conquer.

Related Vietnamese words

• lấnListenverb

  to encroach; to trespass; to invade

• lấn sânListenverb

  to spread towards; to invade; to take over

• xâm lấnListenverb

  to invade; to trespass upon; to encroach upon

• xâm nhậpListenverb

  to enter; to infiltrate; to invade

• xâm-phạmListenverb

  to intrude; to infringe; to violate

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.