Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

đánh đổi

[ʔɗajŋ̟˧˦ ʔɗoj˧˩]

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) to sacrifice one thing in exchange of another, to make a trade-off

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

hy sinh để đổi lấy

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Noun

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

đáng để đánh đổia worthy trade-off

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Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Common questions

What does “đánh đổi” mean?

(noun) to sacrifice one thing in exchange of another, to make a trade-off

Is “đánh đổi” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.