Definition

1. Verb:
   • To land; to touch down: The primary meaning of "hạ cánh" refers to the controlled descent and final contact of an aircraft, spacecraft, or similar vehicle with the ground or another surface, concluding a flight.
   • To alight (less common): It can also be used more generally for something descending and settling onto a surface, though this usage is often specific to aviation.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Máy bay sẽ hạ cánh lúc 3 giờ chiều. (The airplane will land at 3 p.m.)
  • Phi công đã hạ cánh an toàn trong sương mù dày đặc. (The pilot landed safely in thick fog.)
  • Chim én hạ cánh trên dây điện. (The swallow alighted on the power line.)

Advanced Usage

• "hạ cánh bắt buộc": emergency landing; forced landing.

  • Máy bay phải thực hiện hạ cánh bắt buộc vì hỏng động cơ. (The aircraft had to make an emergency landing due to engine failure.)

• "hạ cánh khẩn cấp": emergency landing (similar to above).

• "khu vực hạ cánh": landing zone; landing area.
• "đường băng hạ cánh": landing runway.

Variants and Related Words

• Cất cánh (v): to take off (the opposite action).

  • Máy bay cất cánh đúng giờ. (The airplane took off on time.)

• Đáp xuống (v): to land, to alight (a more general synonym).

  • Chiếc trực thăng đáp xuống bãi đất trống. (The helicopter landed in the empty field.)

Synonyms

• Land: to come down to the ground from the air.
• Touch down: to make contact with the ground during landing.
• Alight: to descend and settle, often used for birds or insects.

Related Idioms

• Hạ cánh an toàn: to land safely; often used metaphorically to mean successfully navigating through a difficult situation or completing a challenging project.
  • Sau nhiều tháng căng thẳng, dự án cuối cùng cũng hạ cánh an toàn. (After many stressful months, the project finally landed safely.)

verb

1. to land; to touch down
   • hạ cánh bắt buộc
     emergency landing