| [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 |