The Vietnamese word for to hit is
đập
Translations for to hit and their definitions
| đập | |
| 1. v. to smash; to bang; to strike | |
| 2. v. (of heart, pulse) to throb; to beat | |
| 3. n. dam |
| đánh | |
| 1. v. to strike, usually with your palms or a weapon; to strike, to smack, to whack, to bash, to hit, to beat, to assault, etc.; compare gõ, đấm and đá | |
| đánh đòn - to give (your child) a beating | |
| đánh trống thổi kèn - of a parade to beat drums and blow trumpets to beat drums and blow trumpets | |
| 2. v. (sport, board game, cards, gambling) to play a game that involves striking or slamming with your hands or something you hold; compare đá | |
| đánh cầu lông/bóng chuyền/bóng chày - to play badminton/volleyball/baseball | |
| đánh/chơi cờ/bài - to play a board game/cards | |
| đánh bạc - to gamble | |
| 3. v. (musical instrument) to play (a non-wind instrument); compare thổi | |
| 4. v. to type on a typewriter or computer keyboard | |
| đánh văn bản - to type some text | |
| 5. v. to rub continuously on the surface of something until it's clean or shiny | |
| đánh răng - to brush one's teeth | |
| đánh bóng - to rub until something becomes shiny; to polish up (reputation) | |
| đánh giày - to polish shoes | |
| 6. v. (fishing) to fish with a net or a trap; compare câu | |
| đánh (bắt) cá/thuỷ sản/hải sản - to fish fish/seafood | |
| 7. v. (colloquial) to enjoy some eating or resting | |
| Làm xong đánh 2 bát cơm rồi đánh 1 giấc. - After I'm done, I'm gonna demolish 2 rice bowls and then hit the hay for a power nap. |
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