How do you say “seize” in Vietnamese?

“Seize” in Vietnamese is lấy (to take), bắt (to seize), chụp (to seize).

Vietnamese words for “seize”

• lấyListenverb
  Hanoi [ləj˧˦] · Saigon [ləj˦˥]lấy rising

  to take; to seize

• bắtListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔɓat̚˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɓak̚˦˥]bắt rising

  to seize; to catch

• chụpListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕup̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [cʊp̚˨˩˨]chụp heavy

  to seize; to catch

Related Vietnamese words

• bá chiếmListenverb

  to forcibly occupy; to seize; to usurp

• chiếm giữListenverb

  to appropriate; to withhold; to seize

• chộpListenverb

  to seize; to snatch; to nab

• gô cổListenverb

  to seize; to arrest

• nắm lấyListenverb

  to grip; to grab; to grasp

• thu giữListenverb

  to seize; to confiscate

• túmListenverb

  to grab; to catch; to seize

• tước đoạtListenverb

  to take away; to take over; to seize

• xâm chiếmListenverb

  to invade; to seize

• cầmListenverb

  to hold; to keep

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.