How do you say “senior” in Vietnamese?

“Senior” in Vietnamese is tiền bối (the older generations), cao cấp (high-ranking).

Vietnamese words for “senior”

• tiền bốiListennoun
  Hanoi [tiən˨˩ ʔɓoj˧˦] · Saigon [tiəŋ˨˩ ʔɓoj˦˥]tiền falling bối rising

  the older generations; philosophy or ways of life

  for “senior” meaning: Someone older than someone else (with possessive).

• cao cấpListenadjective
  Hanoi [kaːw˧˧ kəp̚˧˦] · Saigon [kaːw˧˧ kəp̚˦˥]cao level cấp rising

  high-ranking; senior

Related Vietnamese words

• trưởng thượngListennoun

  senior

• bốListennoun

  father

• bácListennoun

  paternal uncle; father's elder brother

• gộcListenadjective

  stock

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.