Definition

1. Verb:
   • To camp: To set up a temporary shelter, such as a tent, and stay outdoors, typically for recreation, vacation, or as part of an organized activity like scouting.
   • To go camping: The activity of spending time outdoors, staying in a tent or similar shelter.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cuối tuần này chúng tôi sẽ đi cắm trại ở rừng quốc gia. (This weekend we will go camping in the national forest.)
  • Nhóm hướng đạo sinh đang cắm trại bên bờ hồ. (The scout group is camping by the lakeside.)
  • Họ thích cắm trại hơn là ở khách sạn. (They prefer to camp rather than stay in a hotel.)

Advanced Usage

• "đi cắm trại": This is the most common phrase, meaning "to go camping". It emphasizes the activity as a trip or excursion.
  • Mỗi mùa hè, gia đình tôi đều đi cắm trại. (Every summer, my family goes camping.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trại (n): Camp. This is the noun form, referring to the campsite or the camp itself.
  • Chúng tôi dựng trại gần con suối. (We set up camp near the stream.)
• Khu cắm trại (n): Campsite, campground. A designated area for camping.
  • Khu cắm trại này có đầy đủ nhà vệ sinh và nước sạch. (This campsite has full toilet facilities and clean water.)

Synonyms

• Dựng lều: To pitch/set up a tent. This focuses more on the action of erecting the shelter rather than the overall activity.
• Nghỉ ngoài trời: To vacation/stay outdoors. A more general term for outdoor stays, which may or may not involve a tent.

Related Phrases

• Cắm trại qua đêm: To camp overnight.
  • Lần đầu tiên cắm trại qua đêm của tôi thật đáng nhớ. (My first time camping overnight was memorable.)
• Đồ dùng cắm trại: Camping gear/equipment.
  • Chúng tôi đã chuẩn bị đầy đủ đồ dùng cắm trại. (We have prepared all the necessary camping gear.)

1. Camp
   • Đi cắm trại
     To go camping