How do you say “quit” in Vietnamese?

“Quit” in Vietnamese is bỏ (to take off), thôi (to stop), bỏ cuộc (to give up).

Vietnamese words for “quit”

• bỏListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔɓɔ˧˩] · Saigon [ʔɓɔ˨˩˦]bỏ dipping

  to take off; to remove

  for “quit” meaning: To stop, give up (an activity).

  • Bạn đã bỏ hút thuốc chưa?Have you quit smoking?
• thôiListenverb
  Hanoi [tʰoj˧˧] · Saigon [tʰoj˧˧]thôi level

  to stop; to cease; to discontinue

  • Chị ấy quyết định thôi việc.She decided to quit her job.
• bỏ cuộcListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔɓɔ˧˩ kuək̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɓɔ˨˩˦ kuək̚˨˩˨]bỏ dipping cuộc heavy

  to give up; to quit

Related Vietnamese words

• bỏ vềListenverb

  to leave; to quit

• từ chứcListenverb

  to resign

• bỏ việcListenverb

  to quit a job

• chừaListenverb

  to leave; to save; to reserve

• rờiListenverb

  to break off; to break loose; to leave

• ngừngListenverb

  to stop; to desist

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.