chuyển vận
Definition
- Verb:
- To transport, to convey: The act of moving goods, cargo, or people from one place to another, typically over a distance.
- To operate, to function (in a logistical or systemic sense): Refers to the process or system by which something is moved or managed.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Công ty này chuyên chuyển vận hàng hóa đường biển. (This company specializes in transporting goods by sea.)
- Hệ thống đường sắt chuyển vận hàng nghìn hành khách mỗi ngày. (The railway system transports thousands of passengers every day.)
- Quy trình chuyển vận cần được tối ưu hóa. (The transportation process needs to be optimized.)
Advanced Usage
"chuyển vận đa phương thức": multimodal transport.
- Chuyển vận đa phương thức giúp giảm chi phí logistics. (Multimodal transport helps reduce logistics costs.)
"trung tâm chuyển vận": transportation hub, freight center.
- Thành phố này là một trung tâm chuyển vận quan trọng. (This city is an important transportation hub.)
Variants and Related Words
Vận chuyển (verb): A more common synonym meaning to transport, to ship.
- Vận chuyển hàng hóa (to ship goods).
Chuyển tải (verb): To transship, to transfer (cargo from one carrier to another).
- Hàng hóa được chuyển tải tại cảng. (The goods are transshipped at the port.)
Vận tải (noun): Transportation, carriage.
- Ngành vận tải (the transportation industry).
Synonyms
- Vận chuyển: to transport, to carry.
- Chở: to carry, to haul (more colloquial).
- Vận tải: to transport (often used as a noun for the industry/activity).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
Note: As a compound verb itself, 'chuyển vận' is not typically broken down into phrasal verbs in Vietnamese. Its usage is similar to a single lexical unit.
Related Idioms
- "Thuận buồm xuôi gió": Smooth sailing. This idiom can describe a smooth and successful transportation process or journey.
- Chuyến hàng chuyển vận thuận buồm xuôi gió. (The shipment was transported without a hitch / had smooth sailing.)