How do you say “relax” in Vietnamese?

“Relax” in Vietnamese is thư giãn (to relax), giải trí (to amuse).

Vietnamese words for “relax”

• thư giãnListenverb
  Hanoi [tʰɨ˧˧ zaːn˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [tʰɨ˧˧ jaːŋ˨˩˦]thư level giãn creaky rising

  to relax

  • Thư giãn đi.Relax.
• giải tríListenverb
  Hanoi [zaːj˧˩ t͡ɕi˧˦] · Saigon [jaːj˨˩˦ ʈɪj˦˥]giải dipping trí rising

  to amuse; to relax; to entertain oneself

Related Vietnamese words

• buông lỏngListenverb

  to slacken; loosen; relax

• tiêu khiểnListenverb

  to relax; to amuse oneself; to entertain oneself

• nới lỏngListenverb

  to loosen

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.