How do you say “restrain” in Vietnamese?

“Restrain” in Vietnamese is kiềm chế (to restrain), hạn chế (to limit), nén (to press).

Vietnamese words for “restrain”

• kiềm chếListenverb
  Hanoi [kiəm˨˩ t͡ɕe˧˦] · Saigon [kim˨˩ cej˦˥]kiềm falling chế rising

  to restrain; to control

• hạn chếListenverb
  Hanoi [haːn˧˨ʔ t͡ɕe˧˦] · Saigon [haːŋ˨˩˨ cej˦˥]hạn heavy chế rising

  to limit; to restrict; to restrain

• nénListenverb
  Hanoi [nɛn˧˦] · Saigon [nɛŋ˦˥]nén rising

  to press; to compress; to squeeze

Related Vietnamese words

• chế ngựListenverb

  to restrain; to overpower; to subdue

• câu thúcListenverb

  to bind; restrain; constrain

• cấm cốListenverb

  to detain; confine; restrain

• gò bóListenverb

  to restrain; to restrict

• khống chếListenverb

  to control; to restrain; to dominate

• kiềm hãmListenverb

  to restrain

• tiết chếListenverb

  to restrain; to moderate; to regulate

• tài-chếListenverb

  to restrict; to restrain

• ước thúcListenverb

  to restrain

• cản trởListenverb

  to hinder; to bar; obstruct

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.