How do you say “oppressive” in Vietnamese?

“Oppressive” in Vietnamese is áp chế (to tyrannize).

Vietnamese words for “oppressive”

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

  to tyrannize; to persecute; oppress

  for “oppressive” meaning: Tyrannical or exercising unjust power.

Related Vietnamese words

• kìm kẹpListenadjective

  oppressive

• áp bứcListenverb

  to oppress

• đàn ápListenverb

  to suppress; to repress; to oppress

• ngột ngạtListenadjective

  stuffy; stifling; suffocating

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.