How do you say “tighten” in Vietnamese?

“Tighten” in Vietnamese is siết chặt (to tighten), thắt chặt (to tighten), thắt (rope).

Vietnamese words for “tighten”

• siết chặtListenverb
  Hanoi [siət̚˧˦ t͡ɕat̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʂiək̚˦˥ cak̚˨˩˨]siết rising chặt heavy

  to tighten

• thắt chặtListenverb
  Hanoi [tʰat̚˧˦ t͡ɕat̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [tʰak̚˦˥ cak̚˨˩˨]thắt rising chặt heavy

  to tighten; to fasten; to stiffen

• thắtListenverb
  Hanoi [tʰat̚˧˦] · Saigon [tʰak̚˦˥]thắt rising

  rope; belt or noose

Related Vietnamese words

• chịtListenverb

  to squeeze; to tighten; to choke

• mímListenverb

  to tighten

• riếtListenverb

  to pull tight; to tighten

• chặtListenadjective

  tight

• căngListenadjective

  tense; stressful; stressed

• mắmListenverb

  Vietnamese salted; fermented fish or shrimp

• naiListenverb

  innocent; naive

• chítListenverb

  great-great-great-grandchild

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.