How do you say “vital” in Vietnamese?

“Vital” in Vietnamese is sống còn (vital), đời sống (life).

Vietnamese words for “vital”

• sống cònListenadjective
  Hanoi [səwŋ͡m˧˦ kɔn˨˩] · Saigon [ʂəwŋ͡m˦˥ kɔŋ˨˩]sống rising còn falling

  vital

  for “vital” meaning: Necessary to the continuation of life; being the seat of life; being that on which life depends.

• đời sốngListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔɗəːj˨˩ səwŋ͡m˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɗəːj˨˩ ʂəwŋ͡m˦˥]đời falling sống rising

  life

  for “vital” meaning: Relating to or characteristic of life.

Related Vietnamese words

• trọng yếuListenadjective

  important; vital

• quan trọngListenadjective

  important; significant

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.