Definitions

1. Noun:
   • Combat vehicle: A military vehicle designed and equipped for use in armed conflict, typically armored and armed. This is the primary and most common meaning.
   • Tank: Specifically refers to a heavily armored tracked combat vehicle with a large-caliber cannon, which is the most iconic type of combat vehicle. This meaning is often used interchangeably with the general term.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Đơn vị được trang bị nhiều loại chiến xa hiện đại. (The unit is equipped with many types of modern combat vehicles.)
  • Chiến xa băng qua cánh đồng. (The combat vehicle crossed the field.)
  • Trong bảo tàng có trưng bày một chiến xa từ Thế chiến thứ hai. (A combat vehicle from World War II is on display in the museum.)

Advanced Usage

• The word chiến xa carries a somewhat formal or literary tone and is frequently used in historical, military, or journalistic contexts. In modern everyday conversation about military hardware, more specific terms like xe tăng (tank) or xe bọc thép (armored vehicle) might be more common.
• It can be used metaphorically in very limited contexts to describe something extremely robust or formidable, though this is rare. Example: (That football team is like an unstoppable combat vehicle.)

Variants and Related Words

• Xe tăng (n): Tank. This is the more common and specific term for a tank.
• Xe bọc thép (n): Armored vehicle/armored car. A broader term for vehicles with protective armor.
• Thiết giáp (n): Armor; armored forces. Refers to the protective covering or the military branch using armored vehicles.
• Chiến cụ (n): Weapon of war, implement of war. A more general term for military equipment.

Synonyms

• Xe tăng: Tank.
• Xe bọc thép: Armored vehicle.
• Thiết giáp: Armor (as in armored vehicle, when used contextually).

Related Phrases / Compound Words

• Đội hình chiến xa: Armored formation.
• Chiến xa hạng nhẹ: Light combat vehicle / light tank.
• Chiến xa lội nước: Amphibious combat vehicle.

Related Idioms

• There are no common idioms that centrally feature the word chiến xa. Its usage is almost exclusively literal, referring to the military vehicle.

noun

1. Combat vehicle
   • xe tăng là một loại chiến xa
     a tank is a kind of combat vehicle