Definition

1. Verb:
   • To unload goods, cargo, or merchandise from a vehicle or vessel: The primary meaning refers to the physical action of removing goods from a means of transport, such as a truck, ship, or plane.
   • To unpack items from a container: Can also refer to taking items out of a box, crate, or other packaging.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Công nhân đang dỡ hàng từ chiếc xe tải. (The workers are unloading goods from the truck.)
  • Chúng tôi phải dỡ hàng xuống trước khi trời tối. (We have to unload the cargo before dark.)
  • Cô ấy giúp tôi dỡ hàng từ các thùng carton. (She helped me unpack the items from the cardboard boxes.)

Advanced Usage

• "dỡ hàng lên": This phrase can be context-dependent. While "dỡ" typically means "to unload" or "take down," in specific logistical contexts (e.g., transferring goods from a ship to a dock), "dỡ hàng lên bờ" means "to unload goods onto the shore." The preposition clarifies the direction.
  • Tàu cập cảng để dỡ hàng lên. (The ship docked to unload the goods.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bốc dỡ hàng hóa (Phrase): To load and unload goods. This is a common compound phrase describing the full process of handling cargo.
  • Công việc bốc dỡ hàng hóa rất vất vả. (The work of loading and unloading goods is very hard.)
• Dỡ đồ: A more casual term for unloading/unpacking things or belongings.
  • Anh ấy đang dỡ đồ từ xe vào nhà. (He is unloading things from the car into the house.)
• Cất hàng: To store away goods after unloading. This is a subsequent action.
• Chất hàng: To load goods. This is the opposite action.

Synonyms

• Tháo dỡ: To dismantle or disassemble (often for structures). While it can involve taking things down, it is not a direct synonym for unloading cargo.
• Cởi bỏ: To remove or take off (e.g., clothing). Not used for cargo.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Dỡ hàng xuống: To unload goods down (from a vehicle). This is the most common and explicit phrasing.
  • Lái xe dừng lại để dỡ hàng xuống kho. (The driver stopped to unload the goods down into the warehouse.)

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