bến phà
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Definition
- Noun:
- A ferry terminal or ferry landing: A designated place, often with a pier or dock, where ferries regularly load and unload passengers, vehicles, and cargo to cross a body of water.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Chúng tôi hẹn gặp nhau ở bến phà. (We arranged to meet at the ferry terminal.)
- Xe ô tô xếp hàng dài chờ lên phà tại bến phà. (Cars were lined up waiting to board the ferry at the ferry landing.)
- Bến phà này kết nối đảo với đất liền. (This ferry terminal connects the island to the mainland.)
Advanced Usage
- "đầu bến phà": the head of the ferry terminal; the specific area where the ferry docks.
- Anh ấy đang đứng chờ ở đầu bến phà. (He is waiting at the head of the ferry terminal.)
Variants and Related Words
- Phà (noun): ferry. This is the vessel itself, while is the station.
- Chuyến phà cuối cùng khởi hành lúc 10 giờ tối. (The last ferry departs at 10 PM.)
- Bến tàu (noun): wharf, pier (generally for ships).
- Bến xe (noun): bus station.
Synonyms
- Bến đò: (less common) ferry landing, often for smaller ferries or boats.
- Bãi đỗ phà: ferry parking/staging area.
Related Phrases
- Vào bến phà: to enter/arrive at the ferry terminal.
- Phà đã vào bến phà an toàn. (The ferry has safely arrived at the terminal.)
- Rời bến phà: to leave/depart from the ferry terminal.
- Xe khách rời bến phà lúc trời chạng vạng. (The coach left the ferry terminal at dusk.)
- ferry
- Chờ hai tiếng ở bến phàTo wait at the ferry [for] two hours