Definition

1. Noun:
   • Yacht: A medium-sized to large sailing boat or motorboat equipped for pleasure cruising, racing, or living aboard. It is often associated with luxury and leisure.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Gia đình anh ấy sở hữu một chiếc du thuyền sang trọng. (His family owns a luxurious yacht.)
  • Chúng tôi đã thuê một du thuyền để khám phá vịnh Hạ Long. (We chartered a yacht to explore Ha Long Bay.)
  • Cuộc đua du thuyền quốc tế sẽ diễn ra vào tuần tới. (The international yacht race will take place next week.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "du thuyền" inherently implies a vessel used for "du lịch" (tourism/travel) and "giải trí" (entertainment/leisure), distinguishing it from working boats like fishing vessels or cargo ships.
• It can be used in formal contexts (e.g., news, tourism brochures) as well as in everyday conversation when discussing luxury travel or maritime activities.

Variants and Related Words

• Thuyền buồm (n): Sailboat. A boat propelled primarily by sails.
  • Anh ấy thích lái thuyền buồm vào cuối tuần. (He enjoys sailing a sailboat on weekends.)
• Tàu du lịch (n): Cruise ship; tourist boat. This is a broader term that can refer to large cruise ships or smaller tourist boats, not exclusively yachts.
  • Tàu du lịch này có sức chứa hàng nghìn hành khách. (This cruise ship has a capacity of thousands of passengers.)
• Thuyền (n): Boat. A general term for a small watercraft.
• Tàu (n): Ship; boat. A general term for a larger vessel.

Synonyms

• Thuyền máy (n): Motorboat. (Emphasizes the engine, not necessarily luxury or size).
• Thuyền/ tàu giải trí (n): Pleasure craft/boat. (A direct descriptive synonym).

Related Phrases / Compound Nouns

• Bến du thuyền (n): Marina; yacht harbor.
  • Chiếc du thuyền đang đậu ở bến du thuyền. (The yacht is docked at the marina.)
• Câu lạc bộ du thuyền (n): Yacht club.
• Chủ sở hữu du thuyền (n): Yacht owner.
• Thuê du thuyền (v): To charter a yacht.

noun

1. yatch