đi đường
Definition
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.
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.)