How do you say “rise” in Vietnamese?

“Rise” in Vietnamese is lên (to go up), dậy (to wake up), đứng dậy (to stand up).

Vietnamese words for “rise”

• lênListenverb
  Hanoi [len˧˧] · Saigon [ləːn˧˧]lên level

  to go up; up

  for “rise” meaning: To move upwards.

  • Giá cả tăng lên.Prices rise.
• dậyListenverb
  Hanoi [zəj˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [jəj˨˩˨]dậy heavy

  to wake up; to rise

  for “rise” meaning: To move upwards.

• đứng dậyListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔɗɨŋ˧˦ zəj˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɗɨŋ˦˥ jəj˨˩˨]đứng rising dậy heavy

  to stand up

  for “rise” meaning: To move upwards.

• mọcListenverb
  Hanoi [mawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [mawk͡p̚˨˩˨]mọc heavy

  to rise

  • Mặt trời mọc đằng đông.The sun rises in the east.
• hiệnListenverb
  Hanoi [hiən˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [hiəŋ˨˩˨]hiện heavy

  to rise; to appear; come into sight

Related Vietnamese words

• nổiListenverb

  to float; to overfloat

• dângListenverb

  to offer; to present

• dzậyListenverb

  to wake up; to rise

• nhenListenverb

  to kindle; to launch

• chuListenverb

  to protrude

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.