How do you say “urge” in Vietnamese?

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

"Urge" in Vietnamese is giục (to urge), hối (to urge), thúc (to push).

“Urge” in Vietnamese is giục (to urge), hối (to urge), thúc (to push).

Vietnamese words for “urge”

giụcverb
Hanoi [zʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [jʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]giục heavy
to urge
for “urge” meaning: To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
hốiverb
Hanoi [hoj˧˦] · Saigon [hoj˦˥]hối rising
to urge
for “urge” meaning: To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
thúcverb
Hanoi [tʰʊwk͡p̚˧˦] · Saigon [tʰʊwk͡p̚˦˥]thúc rising
to push; to shove; to jab
for “urge” meaning: To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
thúc giụcverb
Hanoi [tʰʊwk͡p̚˧˦ zʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [tʰʊwk͡p̚˦˥ jʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]thúc rising giục heavy
to urge; to prompt; to press
khuyến khíchverb
Hanoi [xwiən˧˦ xïk̟̚˧˦] · Saigon [kʰwiəŋ˦˥ kʰɨt̚˦˥]khuyến rising khích rising
to encourage; to promote; to urge

Related Vietnamese words

hối thúcverb
to hasten; to urge
thôi thúcverb
to urge; to prod
ham muốnnoun
to desire; covet
ốpverb
to press together; to urge; to hurry

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.