thương thuyền
Definition
- Noun:
- Merchant ship: A ship or large boat primarily used for transporting goods and cargo for trade, commerce, or business purposes on rivers or seas.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Thương thuyền chở hàng hóa cập cảng Sài Gòn. (The merchant ship carrying goods docked at Saigon Port.)
- Vịnh Hạ Long từng là tuyến đường quan trọng cho các thương thuyền. (Ha Long Bay was once an important route for merchant ships.)
- Hạm đội bao gồm cả tàu chiến và thương thuyền. (The fleet included both warships and merchant ships.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is formal and is often used in historical, economic, or logistical contexts to distinguish commercial vessels from military (hải quân, chiến hạm), passenger (tàu chở khách), or fishing vessels (tàu đánh cá).
- "Đội thương thuyền": merchant fleet; a group of merchant ships owned by a country or company.
- Đội thương thuyền của quốc gia đó rất hùng mạnh. (That country's merchant fleet is very powerful.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tàu buôn (n): A more common, general synonym for "merchant ship" or "trader."
- Tàu chở hàng (n): Cargo ship; freighter. This emphasizes the function of carrying cargo.
- Tàu thương mại (n): Commercial vessel; a broader term that can include merchant ships.
Synonyms
- Merchant vessel
- Cargo ship
- Trader
- Freighter
Related Terms (Contextual)
- Hải cảng (n): Seaport; the place where merchant ships dock.
- Vận tải biển (n): Sea freight; maritime transport.
- Hàng hóa (n): Goods; commodities; what a merchant ship carries.