How do you say “withstand” in Vietnamese?

“Withstand” in Vietnamese is chống chọi (to struggle), chịu đựng (to endure).

Vietnamese words for “withstand”

• chống chọiListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˦ t͡ɕɔj˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [cəwŋ͡m˦˥ cɔj˨˩˨]chống rising chọi heavy

  to struggle; to resist; to withstand

  for “withstand” meaning: To resist or endure (something) successfully.

• chịu đựngListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕiw˧˨ʔ ʔɗɨŋ˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ciw˨˩˨ ʔɗɨŋ˨˩˨]chịu heavy đựng heavy

  to endure; to bear; to withstand

  • Người máy có thể chịu đựng được những điều kiện nguy hiểm.Robots can withstand dangerous conditions.

Related Vietnamese words

• chống giữListenverb

  to withstand; to hold out

• chống lạiListenverb

  to resist; to oppose; to be against

• chống cựListenverb

  to resist; to fight back

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.