thồ

Người nông dân dùng ngựa thồ để chở hàng hóa lên núi.

Definition

1. Verb:

   • To transport by pack animal or simple vehicle: The primary meaning of "thồ" is to carry or haul goods, typically using the back of an animal like a horse or donkey, or using a basic, non-motorized vehicle such as a bicycle or cart.
   • To carry as a beast of burden: It implies a method of transport that is manual, labor-intensive, and often used for moving cargo over land.

2. Noun:

   • A packsaddle: A frame or apparatus placed on the back of an animal to secure loads for transport.

3. Adjective (Attributive):

   • Used for carrying loads: Describes an animal or vehicle whose primary function is to transport goods, not people. For example, a "ngựa thồ" is a packhorse.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Người nông dân thồ lúa về làng bằng xe đạp. (The farmer transported the rice back to the village by bicycle.)
  • Trước đây, hàng hóa thường được thồ qua núi bằng ngựa. (In the past, goods were often hauled over the mountains by horse.)

• Noun:

  • Anh ấy đặt hai thúng hàng lên thồ của con la. (He placed two baskets of goods onto the donkey's packsaddle.)

• Adjective:

  • Họ mua một con ngựa thồ để chở hàng. (They bought a packhorse to carry goods.)
  • Xe đạp thồ là phương tiện phổ biến ở một số vùng. (The cargo bicycle is a common vehicle in some regions.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "thồ" often evokes traditional, rural, or historical contexts of logistics, contrasting with modern motorized transport. It emphasizes the physical labor involved in the transport process.

Variants and Related Words

• Thồ hàng (v): to transport goods (specifically).

  • Ông ấy kiếm sống bằng nghề thồ hàng thuê. (He makes a living by hiring out his services to transport goods.)

• Chở thồ (v): a less common variant with a similar meaning of transporting by pack animal or simple means.

Synonyms

• Transport: to carry from one place to another.
• Haul: to pull or transport with effort.
• Carry: to support and move something.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Làm trâu ngựa thồ: to work like a beast of burden; to do extremely hard, manual labor.
  • Ông ấy làm việc cực nhọc như trâu ngựa thồ để nuôi gia đình. (He works as hard as a beast of burden to support his family.)