Definition

1. Noun:
   • Wharf, Quay, Pier: A structure built out from the shore into the water, used as a landing place for boats and ships to load and unload passengers or cargo.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Con tàu đang cập vào cầu tàu. (The ship is docking at the wharf.)
  • Chúng tôi đứng chờ trên cầu tàu. (We waited on the pier.)
  • Hàng hóa được bốc dỡ tại cầu tàu số 5. (The cargo is being unloaded at quay number 5.)

Advanced Usage

• "Bến cầu tàu": This phrase emphasizes the specific docking area or berth along the wharf/pier.
  • Tàu du lịch neo đậu ở bến cầu tàu trung tâm. (The cruise ship is moored at the central pier berth.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bến tàu (n): A more general term for a harbor, port, or landing stage. It can be a broader area than a single .
• Phà (n): Ferry. While not a structure, it is a vessel commonly associated with .
  • Cầu tàu dành cho phà nằm ở cuối cảng. (The ferry pier is located at the end of the port.)

Synonyms

• Bến (n): Landing, dock, port. A common synonym, though sometimes less specific to the physical structure.
• Bờ kè (n): Embankment, quay wall. Refers more to the reinforced shoreline, which can be part of a .

Related Phrases

• Cập cầu tàu: To dock at/berth at a wharf/pier.
  • Tàu container sẽ cập cầu tàu lúc 10 giờ sáng. (The container ship will dock at the wharf at 10 a.m.)
• Rời cầu tàu: To depart from a wharf/pier.
  • Du thuyền đã rời cầu tàu từ sáng sớm. (The yacht departed from the pier early in the morning.)

1. Wharf, quay