How do you say “stretch” in Vietnamese?

“Stretch” in Vietnamese is duỗi (to stretch), chặng (stretch), vươn (to stretch).

Vietnamese words for “stretch”

• duỗiListenverb
  Hanoi [zuəj˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [juj˨˩˦]duỗi creaky rising

  to stretch

  for “stretch” meaning: To lengthen by pulling.

• chặngListennoun
  Hanoi [t͡ɕaŋ˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [caŋ˨˩˨]chặng heavy

  stretch; section; stage

• vươnListenverb
  Hanoi [vɨən˧˧] · Saigon [vɨəŋ˧˧]vươn level

  to stretch; to crane

  • Con chó vươn vai.The dog stretched.
• giăngListenverb
  Hanoi [zaŋ˧˧] · Saigon [jaŋ˧˧]giăng level

  to spread; to stretch; to extend

Related Vietnamese words

• giươngListenverb

  to draw; to stretch; to spread

• nhướnListenverb

  to stretch; to crane

• rướnListenverb

  to stretch; to lengthen

• chảyListenverb

  to flow; stream; trickle

• căngListenverb

  tense; stressful; stressed

• cữListennoun

  time period; time interval

• hơiListennoun

  slightly; somewhat; a little

• dảiListennoun

  strip

• quãngListennoun

  interval; section; space

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.