Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

làm chủ

[laːm˨˩ t͡ɕu˧˩]

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

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to own; to be the master of

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

sở hữu

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

làm chủ một nhà máy đườngto own a sugar refinery

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Sources & notes

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to seize control of; to take command of

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

điều khiển

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Du kích đã làm chủ thị trấn mấy ngày liền.The guerrillas seized control of the town for several days running.

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

What does “làm chủ” mean?

(verb) to own; to be the master of

Is “làm chủ” formal or informal?

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