 | [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 |