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How do you say “prevent” in Vietnamese?

“Prevent” in Vietnamese is ngăn chặn (to prevent), ngăn (compartment), ngăn ngừa (to prevent).

Vietnamese words for “prevent”

  • ngăn chặnverb
    Hanoi [ŋan˧˧ t͡ɕan˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ŋaŋ˧˧ caŋ˨˩˨]ngăn level chặn heavy

    to prevent; to block; to stop

    for “prevent” meaning: To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something).

    • Tôi muốn ngăn chặn điều đó.I would like to be able to prevent that.
  • ngănnoun
    Hanoi [ŋan˧˧] · Saigon [ŋaŋ˧˧]ngăn level

    compartment; case; shelf

    for “prevent” meaning: To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something).

    • Thời tiết xấu đã ngăn tôi khởi hành.Bad weather prevented me from setting out.
  • ngăn ngừaverb
    Hanoi [ŋan˧˧ ŋɨə˨˩] · Saigon [ŋaŋ˧˧ ŋɨə˨˩]ngăn level ngừa falling

    to prevent

  • ngăn cảnverb
    Hanoi [ŋan˧˧ kaːn˧˩] · Saigon [ŋaŋ˧˧ kaːŋ˨˩˦]ngăn level cản dipping

    to prevent; to hinder

  • đề phòngverb
    Hanoi [ʔɗe˨˩ fawŋ͡m˨˩] · Saigon [ʔɗej˨˩ fawŋ͡m˨˩]đề falling phòng falling

    to take precautions; to prevent; to guard against

  • phòng chốngverb
    Hanoi [fawŋ͡m˨˩ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˦] · Saigon [fawŋ͡m˨˩ cəwŋ͡m˦˥]phòng falling chống rising

    to prevent; to preclude; to forestall

    • Ngày 10 tháng 9 là ngày Thế giới Phòng chống Tự tử.September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day.

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