goòng
Definition
- Noun:
- A small wagon or trolley: A small, four-wheeled vehicle made of iron or steel, designed to run on rails, used for transporting materials such as coal, ore, or earth, typically in mining, construction, or industrial settings.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Công nhân đẩy goòng chở than ra khỏi hầm mỏ. (Workers push the coal wagon out of the mine shaft.)
- Những chiếc goòng chạy trên đường ray nhỏ trong nhà máy. (The small trolleys run on narrow rails inside the factory.)
- Họ chất đầy quặng vào goòng. (They loaded the ore wagon full.)
Advanced Usage
- "goòng xe lửa": This specific phrase can refer to a railway wagon or a specific type of small rail car, though the core meaning remains a small transport vehicle on rails.
- Khu vực bốc dỡ hàng có nhiều goòng xe lửa. (The loading area has many railway wagons.)
Variants and Related Words
- Toa goòng: A more specific term for a wagon or trolley car, often used interchangeably with "goòng."
- Toa goòng chở vật liệu xây dựng đã đến. (The construction material wagon has arrived.)
- Xe goòng: Another compound emphasizing it is a wheeled vehicle ("xe").
- Xe goòng trong hầm mỏ cần được bảo dưỡng. (The trolleys in the mine need maintenance.)
Synonyms
- Xe đẩy (trên ray): Pushcart (on rails).
- Toa xe nhỏ: Small railcar.
- Wagon (borrowed word, similar context).
Related Phrases (Contextual Usage)
- Đường ray goòng: The narrow-gauge track for the trolleys.
- Họ đang sửa chữa đường ray goòng. (They are repairing the trolley track.)
- Hệ thống goòng: The trolley or wagon system.
- Hệ thống goòng trong nhà máy hoạt động rất hiệu quả. (The wagon system in the factory operates very efficiently.)