How do you say “operate” in Vietnamese?

“Operate” in Vietnamese is kinh doanh (to do business), điều khiển (to control), điều hành (to manage).

Vietnamese words for “operate”

• kinh doanhListenverb
  Hanoi [kïŋ˧˧ zwajŋ̟˧˧] · Saigon [kɨn˧˧ j⁽ʷ⁾an˧˧]kinh level doanh level

  to do business; to operate

• điều khiểnListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔɗiəw˨˩ xiən˧˩] · Saigon [ʔɗiw˨˩ kʰiəŋ˨˩˦]điều falling khiển dipping

  to control; to conduct; to manipulate

• điều hànhListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔɗiəw˨˩ hajŋ̟˨˩] · Saigon [ʔɗiw˨˩ han˨˩]điều falling hành falling

  to manage; to run; to operate

• thao tácListenverb
  Hanoi [tʰaːw˧˧ taːk̚˧˦] · Saigon [tʰaːw˧˧ taːk̚˦˥]thao level tác rising

  to operate; to manipulate

Related Vietnamese words

• giải phẫuListenverb

  to operate; to dissect

• hành quânListenverb

  to march; to operate

• quân hànhListenverb

  to march; to operate

• hoạt độngListennoun

  activity; event

• vận hànhListenverb

  to run; to be operational; to function

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.