Definition

1. Noun:
   • A day's walk: A unit of distance measured by the amount of walking that can be completed in one day, traditionally used to describe travel distances in the past or in remote areas.
   • A day's journey: Can refer more generally to the distance covered in a day's travel, not exclusively on foot.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Từ đây đến làng phải ba ngày đường. (From here to the village, it's a three-day walk.)
  • Quãng đường dài hai ngày đường. (The distance is a two-day walk.)
  • Ngày xưa, đi Huế mất cả tháng ngày đường. (In the old days, traveling to Hue took a whole month's journey.)

Advanced Usage

• "ngày đường nước": A day's journey by boat/waterway.

  • Xuôi dòng sông, làng bên cạnh chỉ cách một ngày đường nước. (Going downstream, the next village is only a day's journey by boat.)

• "ngày đường xe": A day's journey by vehicle.

  • Với tốc độ này, chúng ta sẽ mất hai ngày đường xe. (At this speed, it will take us a two-day journey by car.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đường ngày: An older or less common variant with the same meaning.
• Lộ trình (n): Itinerary, route. A more modern and general term for a travel plan.
• Hành trình (n): Journey, trip. Refers to the travel itself.

Synonyms

• Quãng đường một ngày đi: A distance of one day's travel.
• Chặng đường một ngày: A one-day leg of a journey.

Notes on Meaning

• The term "ngày đường" is deeply traditional and evokes a time before modern transportation. It emphasizes the and required to travel a distance, not just the physical kilometers.
• While the core meaning is "a day's walk," it can be used metaphorically or extended to other modes of transport, as seen in the advanced usage examples. The specific mode (walking, boating) is often inferred from context.

1. A day's walk