hải vẫn
Definition
- Noun:
- Maritime transport: The system or business of transporting goods or people by sea. This is the primary and most common meaning.
- Seal-borne transport: A more specific, technical, or historical term referring to transport conducted by or across the sea. The term "seal" here is an archaic or poetic synonym for "sea."
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Phát triển hải vận là ưu tiên của quốc gia ven biển. (Developing maritime transport is a priority for coastal nations.)
- Công ty chuyên về hải vận và logistics. (The company specializes in maritime transport and logistics.)
- Hải vận cổ đại đã kết nối các nền văn minh. (Ancient seal-borne transport connected civilizations.)
Advanced Usage
- The term can appear in formal, commercial, or historical contexts, often related to logistics, trade, and naval operations.
- It is a compound word formed from "hải" (sea) and "vận" (transport, movement).
Variants and Related Words
- Vận tải biển (n): A more common modern synonym for "maritime transport" or "sea freight."
- Hàng hải (n): Navigation, seafaring; relating to the sea and sailing.
- Vận chuyển đường biển (n): Sea shipping, sea carriage.
Synonyms
- Sea freight: The transport of goods by sea.
- Ocean transport: Transport via the ocean.
- Maritime shipping: The industry of transporting cargo by sea.
Related Terms
- Cảng biển (n): Seaport.
- Tàu biển (n): Sea vessel, ship.
- Vận đơn đường biển (n): Bill of lading (a sea shipping document).
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Seal [-borne] tranport, maritime transport