 | [đánh] |
| |  | to beat; to strike; to flog; to hit |
| |  | Đánh vào mặt ai |
| | To hit/strike somebody in the face |
| |  | to attack |
| |  | Đánh đồn giặc |
| | To attack an enemy military post |
| |  | to fight; to combat |
| |  | to stake; to bet |
| |  | Đánh 1000 đô nhé? |
| | How about staking 1000 dollars? |
| |  | Anh muốn đánh không? |
| | Do you want to bet? |
| |  | to play |
| |  | Đánh đàn pi a nô |
| | To play piano |
| |  | Đánh bida |
| | To play billiards |
| |  | Đánh chuồn / pích |
| | To play clubs/spades |
| |  | Đánh cho chừa thói làm biếng |
| |  | To flog laziness out of somebody |
| |  | Đánh cho sợ mà phải học |
| |  | To flog learning into somebody |