How do you say “repel” in Vietnamese?

“Repel” in Vietnamese is đẩy lùi (to beat back).

Vietnamese words for “repel”

• đẩy lùiListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔɗəj˧˩ luj˨˩] · Saigon [ʔɗəj˨˩˦ luj˨˩]đẩy dipping lùi falling

  to beat back; to repel; to repulse

Related Vietnamese words

• cầm chânListenverb

  to hold the legs; to pin down; to immobilize

• khước từListenverb

  to refuse; to decline

• cự tuyệtListenverb

  to strongly reject or refuse

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.