How do you say “tank” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "tank" in Vietnamese?

"Tank" in Vietnamese is thùng (barrel), bể (some small water bodies), xe tăng (a tank).

“Tank” in Vietnamese is thùng (barrel), bể (some small water bodies), xe tăng (a tank).

Vietnamese words for “tank”

thùngnoun
Hanoi [tʰʊwŋ͡m˨˩] · Saigon [tʰʊwŋ͡m˨˩]thùng falling
barrel; drum
for “tank” meaning: A closed container for liquids or gases.
bểnoun
Hanoi [ʔɓe˧˩] · Saigon [ʔɓej˨˩˦]bể dipping
some small water bodies; reserves or containers; a lake
for “tank” meaning: A closed container for liquids or gases.
xe tăngnoun
Hanoi [sɛ˧˧ taŋ˧˧] · Saigon [sɛ˧˧ taŋ˧˧]xe level tăng level
a tank
for “tank” meaning: An armored fighting vehicle, armed with a gun designed for direct fire, and moving on caterpillar tracks.
- Xe tăng và máy bay có thể đánh bại quân đội nhưng chúng không thề chinh phục được người dân.Tanks and planes may defeat the troops but they cannot conquer the people.

Related Vietnamese words

kétnoun
parrot

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.