Definition

1. Noun:
   • A station for vehicles, especially buses or coaches; a terminal: A built structure at a transportation hub where passenger vehicles, particularly buses, stop to pick up and drop off passengers, often equipped with passenger services.
   • A parking place or lot for vehicles: A designated area where vehicles can be parked.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tôi sẽ đợi bạn ở bến xe buýt. (I will wait for you at the bus station.)
  • Xe khách của hãng đó luôn đỗ ở bến xe phía Nam. (That company's coaches always park at the Southern terminal.)
  • Anh ta gửi xe máy ở bến xe gần chợ. (He parked his motorbike at the parking lot near the market.)

Advanced Usage

• "bến xe khách": Inter-city bus station or coach terminal.
  • Chúng tôi hẹn gặp nhau tại bến xe khách Mỹ Đình. (We arranged to meet at the My Dinh inter-city bus terminal.)
• "bến xe buýt": Bus station or bus stop (specifically for public buses).
  • Bến xe buýt trung tâm rất đông đúc vào giờ cao điểm. (The central bus station is very crowded during rush hour.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bến (noun): Wharf, pier, port, or station (a stopping/loading point for vehicles or vessels).
  • bến tàu (ship wharf), bến đò (ferry landing).
• Nhà ga (noun): Station (commonly used for trains and airplanes).
  • nhà ga xe lửa (train station), nhà ga hàng không (airport terminal).

Synonyms

• Trạm xe (noun): Vehicle station or stop.
• Bãi đỗ xe (noun): Parking lot, car park (primarily for parking, less emphasis on passenger services).

Related Phrases (Compound Nouns)

• Bến xe điện (noun): Tram station or stop.
• Bến xe taxi (noun): Taxi stand or rank.

noun

1. car-park; parking place