Definition

1. Verb:
   • To transport the wounded / to evacuate casualties: The primary meaning of "tải thương" is the act of moving injured or wounded people, typically from a battlefield, accident site, or disaster area to a medical facility for treatment.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Các nhân viên y tế đang tích cực tải thương ra khỏi khu vực chiến sự. (Medical personnel are actively evacuating casualties from the combat zone.)
  • Xe cứu thương có nhiệm vụ tải thương đến bệnh viện. (The ambulance's duty is to transport the wounded to the hospital.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in military, emergency response, and disaster relief contexts. It implies an urgent and organized operation.
  • Sau trận động đất, lực lượng cứu hộ ưu tiên tải thương. (After the earthquake, rescue forces prioritized casualty evacuation.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tải thương viên (n): A medic or stretcher-bearer; a person whose role is to evacuate the wounded.

  • Anh ấy từng là một tải thương viên trong quân đội. (He was a medic in the army.)

• Xe tải thương (n): An ambulance or a vehicle specifically designed for transporting wounded persons.

  • Xe tải thương đã được điều đến hiện trường vụ tai nạn. (The ambulance was dispatched to the accident scene.)

Synonyms

• Evacuate casualties: To remove wounded persons from a dangerous area.
• Transport the injured: To carry hurt individuals to safety or medical care.

Related Idioms

• While "tải thương" itself is a specific term and not commonly part of idiomatic expressions, it is central to phrases describing emergency operations.
  • Công tác tải thương: casualty evacuation work/operations.

    • Công tác tải thương được tiến hành khẩn cấp. (Casualty evacuation operations were carried out urgently.)