Definition

1. Adjective / Adverbial Modifier:
   • Mass; large-scale; in large numbers: Describes something produced, occurring, or existing in a large quantity, batch, or series all at once or within a short period. It emphasizes the collective, serial nature rather than just a large total number.
   • Serial; consecutive: Can describe a sequence of similar events or items happening one after another.

Usage Examples

• As an adjective/adverbial modifier:
  • Nhà máy sản xuất ô tô hàng loạt. (The factory produces cars on a mass scale.)
  • Hàng loạt vụ tai nạn xảy ra sau cơn bão. (A series of accidents occurred after the storm.)
  • Công ty đã thu hồi sản phẩm hàng loạt. (The company recalled the products in large batches.)

Advanced Usage

• Used in formal, journalistic, and technical contexts to describe phenomena involving scale, repetition, or systematic occurrence.
  • Sự kiện này dẫn đến hàng loạt thay đổi trong chính sách. (This event led to a cascade of changes in policy.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sản xuất hàng loạt (n/v): Mass production.

  • Sản xuất hàng loạt giúp giảm giá thành. (Mass production helps reduce costs.)

• Vũ khí hủy diệt hàng loạt (n): Weapon of mass destruction (WMD).

  • Cấm phổ biến vũ khí hủy diệt hàng loạt. (Ban the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.)

Synonyms

• Mass: Involving a large number.
• Large-scale: Extensive in scope or size.
• Series: A number of similar things in sequence.
• Batch: A quantity of goods produced at one time.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Hàng loạt hàng lốt: (Idiomatic, reinforcing) A great many; masses and masses. Emphasizes an overwhelmingly large number.
  • Có hàng loạt hàng lốt ý kiến phản đối. (There were masses and masses of opposing opinions.)

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