Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To carry passengers: The act of transporting people from one place to another, typically as a service or for a fee. This is the core meaning, focusing on the action of moving passengers in a vehicle.

Usage

• This verb phrase is used to describe the professional or intentional activity of transporting people. It implies the vehicle (car, bus, boat, etc.) is being used for its intended purpose of passenger transport.
• It is commonly used in contexts related to transportation services, business operations, or describing a vehicle's function.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Xe buýt này chở khách từ trung tâm thành phố ra sân bay. (This bus carries passengers from the city center to the airport.)
  • Anh ấy kiếm sống bằng nghề lái xe chở khách. (He makes a living by driving a vehicle to carry passengers.)
  • Chiếc thuyền nhỏ chỉ có thể chở khách ven sông. (The small boat can only carry passengers along the riverbank.)

Advanced Usage

• "phương tiện chở khách": passenger vehicle / carrier.
  • Máy bay là phương tiện chở khách đường dài chính. (The airplane is the main long-distance passenger carrier.)
• Used to specify the capacity or purpose of a vehicle.
  • Biển hiệu ghi rõ: "Xe chở khách 45 chỗ". (The sign clearly states: "45-seat passenger vehicle".)

Variants and Related Words

• Chở (verb): to carry, to transport (a general term for carrying goods or people).
• Hành khách (noun): passenger.
• Vận chuyển hành khách (verb phrase): to transport passengers (a more formal synonym).
• Đón/trả khách (verb phrases): to pick up/drop off passengers.

Synonyms

• Vận chuyển hành khách: to transport passengers.
• Chuyên chở hành khách: to convey passengers.

Related Phrases (Verb + Object Combinations)

• Chở khách đường dài: to carry passengers on long-distance routes.
  • Hãng xe đó chuyên chở khách đường dài. (That coach company specializes in carrying passengers on long-distance routes.)
• Chở khách hợp đồng: to carry passengers under contract/charter.
  • Công ty taxi chở khách hợp đồng cho các khách sạn. (The taxi company carries passengers under contract for hotels.)

Related Idioms/Common Expressions

• "Làm nghề chở khách": to be in the passenger transport business.
  • Ông tôi cả đời làm nghề chở khách bằng xe ngựa. (My grandfather spent his whole life in the passenger transport business using a horse-drawn carriage.)

1. To carry passengers