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How do you say “search” in Vietnamese?

“Search” in Vietnamese is tìm (to search), tìm kiếm (to look for), khám (to examine carefully).

Vietnamese words for “search”

  • tìmverb
    Hanoi [tim˨˩] · Saigon [tim˨˩]tìm falling

    to search; to seek; to look for

    for “search” meaning: To look in (a place) for something.

    • Tìm đi.Search.
  • tìm kiếmverb
    Hanoi [tim˨˩ kiəm˧˦] · Saigon [tim˨˩ kim˦˥]tìm falling kiếm rising

    to look for; to search; to seek

    for “search” meaning: To look in (a place) for something.

    • Dân làng đi tìm kiếm đứa trẻ lạc.The villagers went in search of the missing child.
  • khámverb
    Hanoi [xaːm˧˦] · Saigon [kʰaːm˦˥]khám rising

    to examine carefully; to search; to ransack

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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.