How do you say “passive” in Vietnamese?

“Passive” in Vietnamese is bị động (passive), thụ động (synonym of bị động).

Vietnamese words for “passive”

• bị độngListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔɓi˧˨ʔ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɓɪj˨˩˨ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨]bị heavy động heavy

  passive

  for “passive” meaning: Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction.

• thụ độngListenadjective
  Hanoi [tʰu˧˨ʔ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [tʰʊw˨˩˨ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨]thụ heavy động heavy

  synonym of bị động

  for “passive” meaning: Taking no action.

Related Vietnamese words

• tiêu cựcListenadjective

  negative

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.