hộ tống
Definition
- Verb:
- To escort: To accompany someone or something, typically to provide protection, guidance, or safe passage from one place to another.
- To convoy: To travel with and guard a ship, vehicle, or group of people, especially for protective purposes during a journey.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cảnh sát sẽ hộ tống đoàn xe quan trọng. (The police will escort the important convoy.)
- Tàu chiến được lệnh hộ tống tàu buôn qua vùng biển nguy hiểm. (The warship was ordered to convoy the merchant ship through the dangerous waters.)
- Anh ấy hộ tống vị khách ra tận xe. (He escorted the guest all the way to the car.)
Advanced Usage
- "Hộ tống vũ trang": armed escort.
- Nhà ngoại giao di chuyển dưới sự hộ tống vũ trang. (The diplomat traveled under armed escort.)
Variants and Related Words
Đoàn hộ tống (n): escort, convoy (referring to the group itself).
- Đoàn hộ tống bao gồm ba xe. (The escort consists of three vehicles.)
Lực lượng hộ tống (n): escort force.
- Lực lượng hộ tống đã sẵn sàng. (The escort force is ready.)
Synonyms
- Escort: To accompany for protection or courtesy.
- Convoy: To accompany and protect a group of vehicles or ships.
- Accompany: To go somewhere with someone.
Related Idioms
- Hộ tống tận nơi: to escort someone all the way to their destination, implying thoroughness and care.
- Họ hộ tống ông cụ tận nơi an toàn. (They escorted the old man all the way to safety.)
verb
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to escort
