How do you say “tense” in Vietnamese?

“Tense” in Vietnamese is thì (then), căng (tense), căng thẳng (strained).

Vietnamese words for “tense”

• thìListennoun
  Hanoi [tʰi˨˩] · Saigon [tʰɪj˨˩]thì falling

  then; as for (topic marker)

  for “tense” meaning: The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists.

• căngListenadjective
  Hanoi [kaŋ˧˧] · Saigon [kaŋ˧˧]căng level

  tense; stressful; stressed

• căng thẳngListenadjective
  Hanoi [kaŋ˧˧ tʰaŋ˧˩] · Saigon [kaŋ˧˧ tʰaŋ˨˩˦]căng level thẳng dipping

  strained; stressed; tense

  • Tom hình như hơi căng thẳng.Tom looks like he's tense.
• găngListenadjective
  Hanoi [ɣaŋ˧˧] · Saigon [ɣaŋ˧˧]găng level

  tight; tense; strained

Related Vietnamese words

• thờiListennoun

  time; moment; season

• sănListenadjective

  to hunt; to hunt down

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.