How do you say “leader” in Vietnamese?

“Leader” in Vietnamese is lãnh đạo (leader), trưởng (head).

Vietnamese words for “leader”

• lãnh đạoListennoun
  Hanoi [lajŋ̟˦ˀ˥ ʔɗaːw˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [lan˨˩˦ ʔɗaːw˨˩˨]lãnh creaky rising đạo heavy

  leader

  for “leader” meaning: One having authority to direct.

  • Anh ấy có tốt chất lãnh đạo đất nước trong tương lai.He has the capacity to be a future leader of the nation.
• trưởngListennoun
  Hanoi [t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˩] · Saigon [ʈɨəŋ˨˩˦]trưởng dipping

  head; leader

  • Chúng tôi muốn đưa bạn lên làm trưởng nhóm.We want to put you up for team leader.

Related Vietnamese words

• lĩnh đạoListennoun

  leader

• lãnh tụListennoun

  such as a Supreme Leader; Supreme Leader

• thủ lĩnhListennoun

  chieftain; leader; head

• trụ thạchListennoun

  headquarters; leader

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.