Definition

1. Verb phrase:

   • To travel / to go on a journey: The primary meaning of "đi đường" is to undertake a trip or to be in the process of traveling from one place to another, often implying a significant distance or a formal journey.
   • To be on the road: It describes the state of being in transit, typically for a considerable duration.

2. Noun phrase (less common):

   • Travel / journey: Can refer to the act or instance of traveling itself.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Chúng tôi đã đi đường cả ngày mới tới nơi. (We traveled all day before arriving.)
  • Khi đi đường dài, nhớ mang theo nước. (When going on a long journey, remember to bring water.)
• Noun phrase:
  • Đi đường của anh ấy đầy gian nan. (His journey was full of hardships.)

Advanced Usage

• "giấy đi đường": travel papers, route permit (an official document authorizing travel or indicating a route).
  • Công an yêu cầu xem giấy đi đường. (The police asked to see the travel papers.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đi đường bộ (v): to travel by road.

  • Đi đường bộ an toàn hơn trong mùa mưa. (Traveling by road is safer during the rainy season.)

• Đi đường thủy (v): to travel by waterway.

  • Họ chọn đi đường thủy để vận chuyển hàng. (They chose to transport goods by waterway.)

Synonyms

• Travel: to go from one place to another.
• Journey: an act of traveling from one place to another.
• Be on the road: to be traveling.

Related Idioms

• Đi đường vòng: to take a detour or a roundabout way; figuratively, to approach something indirectly.

  • Anh ấy thích đi đường vòng khi giải quyết vấn đề. (He likes to take a roundabout way when solving problems.)

• Đi đường ai nấy đi: to go separate ways; figuratively, to end a relationship or partnership.

  • Sau cãi vã, họ quyết định đi đường ai nấy đi. (After the argument, they decided to go their separate ways.)