tạm giữ
to detain
Tones 2 syllables — tạm: nặng (low, short, glottalized) · giữ: ngã (creaky rising) ?
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Meaning
- to detain
Common Collocations
tạm giữ người
detain a person
tạm giữ tài sản
temporarily detain property
Examples
Cảnh sát tạm giữ nghi phạm.
The police detained the suspect.
Họ tạm giữ giấy tờ của tôi.
They temporarily detained my documents.
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FAQ
How do you say "to detain" in Vietnamese?
"to detain" in Vietnamese is tạm giữ.
What does tạm giữ mean in English?
tạm giữ means "to detain" (verb). to detain.
How is tạm giữ pronounced?
tạm giữ has 2 syllables: tạm: nặng (low, short, glottalized) · giữ: ngã (creaky rising). You can also listen to it on this page in both Northern and Southern accents.
How common is tạm giữ in Vietnamese?
tạm giữ is among the 8,000 most-used Vietnamese words, CEFR level C1.
How is tạm giữ used in a sentence?
For example: Cảnh sát tạm giữ nghi phạm. (The police detained the suspect.); Họ tạm giữ giấy tờ của tôi. (They temporarily detained my documents.).
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