How do you say “procrastinate” in Vietnamese?

“Procrastinate” in Vietnamese is trì hoãn (to delay), chần chừ (to hesitate).

Vietnamese words for “procrastinate”

• trì hoãnListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕi˨˩ hwaːn˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [ʈɪj˨˩ waːŋ˨˩˦]trì falling hoãn creaky rising

  to delay; to procrastinate

• chần chừListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕən˨˩ t͡ɕɨ˨˩] · Saigon [cəŋ˨˩ cɨ˨˩]chần falling chừ falling

  to hesitate; to dither; to procrastinate

Related Vietnamese words

• lần lữaListenverb

  to procrastinate

• trù trừListenverb

  to hesitate; to dither; to procrastinate

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.