cửa xe

Anh ấy mở cửa xe để tôi lên.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Car door: The hinged or sliding panel that allows entry to and exit from a vehicle, such as a car, taxi, or bus.
   • Vehicle door: More generally, any door on a means of transportation, including trains, trucks, or carriages.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy mở cửa xe để tôi lên. (He opened the car door for me to get in.)
  • Xin vui lòng đóng chặt cửa xe trước khi khởi hành. (Please close the vehicle door tightly before departure.)
  • Cô ấy vẫy tay từ cửa xe taxi. (She waved from the taxi door.)

Advanced Usage

• "đóng/mở cửa xe": to close/open the car door.

  • Hãy nhớ khóa cửa xe khi rời đi. (Remember to lock the car door when leaving.)

• "cửa xe bên trái/phải": the left/right side door of the vehicle.

  • Hành khách xuống ở cửa xe bên phải. (Passengers alight from the right-side door.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cửa (n): Door, gate, entrance. The general word for an entryway.

  • cửa chính (main door), cửa sổ (window).

• Xe (n): Vehicle. A general term for wheeled conveyances.

  • xe hơi/ô tô (car), xe máy (motorcycle), xe buýt (bus).

• Ô cửa xe (n): Car window. Specifically refers to the window pane of a vehicle door.

Synonyms

• Portière (n, from French): A car door. This is a direct loanword used in some contexts, matching the reference definition.
• Vehicle door (n): A more formal or general English equivalent.

Related Phrases

• Đập cửa xe (v): To slam a car door.

  • Đừng đập cửa xe như vậy, nó sẽ hỏng. (Don't slam the car door like that, it will break.)

• Chốt cửa xe (n/v): Car door lock; to lock the car door.

  • Kiểm tra chốt cửa xe trước khi ngủ. (Check the car door lock before sleeping.)

Related Idioms

• (Ngồi) sát cửa xe: (To sit) right next to the car door. Often implies being ready to get out or having a specific seating preference.
  • Tôi thích ngồi sát cửa xe trên xe buýt. (I like to sit right by the door on the bus.)