Definition

1. Noun:
   • Train: A long, connected series of vehicles (carriages or wagons) that travels on a fixed metal track (railway). It is used for transporting passengers or goods.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chúng tôi sẽ đi từ Hà Nội vào Sài Gòn bằng tàu hỏa. (We will travel from Hanoi to Saigon by train.)
  • Tàu hỏa đến ga lúc 3 giờ chiều. (The train arrives at the station at 3 p.m.)
  • Tiếng còi tàu hỏa vang lên trong đêm. (The train whistle sounded in the night.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "tàu hỏa" literally means "fire ship" or "fire boat" (from = ship/vessel and = fire), reflecting its historical origin with steam-powered locomotives.
• In modern, everyday conversation, the shorter word "tàu" is very commonly used to mean "train" in the same contexts as "tàu hỏa".

Variants and Related Words

• Tàu (n): train. (The common, shortened form).
  • Tàu 5 giờ đã khởi hành. (The 5 o'clock train has departed.)
• Đầu tàu (n): locomotive, engine.
  • Đầu tàu hỏa chạy bằng điện. (The train locomotive runs on electricity.)
• Toa tàu (n): railway carriage, train car.
  • Chúng tôi ngồi ở toa tàu số 7. (We are sitting in carriage number 7.)
• Đường sắt (n): railway, railroad.
  • Thành phố này có hệ thống đường sắt rất phát triển. (This city has a very developed railway system.)

Synonyms

• Train: A series of connected railway vehicles.
• Railroad train: Emphasizes the rail-based system.
• Locomotive: Specifically refers to the engine that pulls the train (synonymous with ).

Related Idioms

• Chậm như tàu hỏa: As slow as a train. (Used humorously or sarcastically to describe something or someone very slow, playing on the contrast with the train's typical speed).
  • Dịch vụ ở đây chậm như tàu hỏa. (The service here is as slow as a train.)

noun

1. train