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How do you say “refuse” in Vietnamese?

“Refuse” in Vietnamese is từ chối (to refuse), khước từ (to refuse), chối (to deny).

Vietnamese words for “refuse”

  • từ chốiverb
    Hanoi [tɨ˨˩ t͡ɕoj˧˦] · Saigon [tɨ˨˩ coj˦˥]từ falling chối rising

    to refuse; to decline; to reject

    for “refuse” meaning: To decline (a request or demand).

    • Tom từ chối.Tom refused.
  • khước từverb
    Hanoi [xɨək̚˧˦ tɨ˨˩] · Saigon [kʰɨək̚˦˥ tɨ˨˩]khước rising từ falling

    to refuse; to decline

  • chốiverb
    Hanoi [t͡ɕoj˧˦] · Saigon [coj˦˥]chối rising

    to deny; to refuse; to decline

Related Vietnamese words

  • chối từverb

    to refuse; to decline; to reject

  • cự tuyệtverb

    to strongly reject or refuse

  • kiếuverb

    to refuse; to decline

  • thoáiverb

    to retreat; to withdraw; to back off

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.