How do you say “oppress” in Vietnamese?

“Oppress” in Vietnamese is áp chế (to tyrannize), áp bức (to oppress), đàn áp (to suppress).

Vietnamese words for “oppress”

• áp chếListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔaːp̚˧˦ t͡ɕe˧˦] · Saigon [ʔaːp̚˦˥ cej˦˥]áp rising chế rising

  to tyrannize; to persecute; oppress

  for “oppress” meaning: Oppression.

• áp bứcListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔaːp̚˧˦ ʔɓɨk̚˧˦] · Saigon [ʔaːp̚˦˥ ʔɓɨk̚˦˥]áp rising bức rising

  to oppress

• đàn ápListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔɗaːn˨˩ ʔaːp̚˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɗaːŋ˨˩ ʔaːp̚˦˥]đàn falling áp rising

  to suppress; to repress; to oppress

Related Vietnamese words

• hiếpListenverb

  to coerce; to oppress; to violate

• lấn átListenverb

  to overwhelm; to bully; to oppress

• chèn épListenverb

  to hinder; to hamper; to obstruct

• đè nặngListenverb

  to burden or encumber; to be saddled with

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.