chở

Thân thiện

Một chiếc xe tải lớn chở nhiều thùng hàng màu nâu trên đường cao tốc.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To transport, to carry, to convey: The primary meaning of "chở" is to move people or goods from one place to another using a vehicle, vessel, or animal.
   • To ferry: Specifically, to transport people or goods across a body of water.
   • (Vulgar, slang) To consume, to eat/drink up: In informal contexts, it can mean to eat or drink something completely.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy chở tôi đến sân bay bằng xe máy. (He transported me to the airport by motorbike.)
  • Chiếc thuyền chở nặng trái cây. (The boat carried a heavy load of fruit.)
  • Cần tìm tài xế chở hàng. (Need to find a driver to transport goods.)
  • Nồi cơm to thế, ai chở hết được? (This pot of rice is so big, who can eat it all?)

Advanced Usage

• "Trời che đất chở": An idiom meaning "Heaven covers, Earth supports," used to express gratitude for divine protection and the benevolence of nature. It conveys a sense of being sheltered and upheld.
  • Cảm ơn trời che đất chở để chúng tôi vượt qua cơn bão. (Thanks to heaven's cover and earth's support, we survived the storm.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chuyên chở (v): To transport, to convey (often on a larger or more regular scale).
  • Công ty chuyên chở container. (The company transports containers.)
• Vận chuyển (v): To transport, to ship, to haul (a more formal synonym).
  • Vận chuyển hàng hóa bằng đường biển. (To ship goods by sea.)
• Đèo (v): To give someone a ride (specifically on a bicycle or motorbike).
  • Bố đèo con đi học. (Dad gives his child a ride to school.)

Synonyms

• Transport: To carry people or goods from one place to another.
• Carry: To support and move someone or something from one place to another.
• Convey: To transport or carry to a place.
• Ferry: To transport by boat across a body of water.

Related Idioms

• Chở củi về rừng: Literally "to carry firewood to the forest," equivalent to the English idiom "to carry coals to Newcastle." It means to do something superfluous or to bring something to a place where it is already abundant.
  • Mua muối ở siêu thị ven biển ư? Đúng là chở củi về rừng. (Buying salt at a supermarket by the sea? That's truly carrying coals to Newcastle.)

Học thuật

verb

1. To transport, to carry, to ferry
   • tàu chở khách
     a passenger (carrying) train
   • làm nghề chở xe bò
     to be an ox-cart transporter
   • chở đò sang sông
     to ferry across a river
   • dòng sông chở nặng những phù sa
     the river stream carried loads of silt
   • chở củi về rừng
     to carry coal to Newcastle