Definition

1. Verb:
   • To transport: The primary meaning of "vận chuyển" is to move people or goods from one place to another, typically over a distance and often using a vehicle or other means of conveyance.
   • To convey: This is a more formal synonym for transporting, often used for the movement of abstract things like ideas or information, though it can also apply to physical items.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Công ty này chuyên vận chuyển hàng hóa đường dài. (This company specializes in transporting goods over long distances.)
  • Máy bay được dùng để vận chuyển hành khách. (Airplanes are used to transport passengers.)
  • Hệ thống ống này vận chuyển dầu thô. (This pipeline system conveys crude oil.)

Advanced Usage

• "Vận chuyển nội bộ": Internal transport or logistics.

  • Bộ phận vận chuyển nội bộ xử lý việc di chuyển nguyên vật liệu trong nhà máy. (The internal transport department handles the movement of materials within the factory.)

• "Vận chuyển đa phương thức": Multimodal transport.

  • Dịch vụ vận chuyển đa phương thức kết hợp đường biển và đường bộ. (Multimodal transport services combine sea and road freight.)

Variants and Related Words

• Vận tải (n): Transportation, freight. This is the noun form often used for the industry or system.

  • Ngành vận tải biển rất quan trọng. (The maritime transportation industry is very important.)

• Chuyên chở (v): To carry, to haul. A close synonym, sometimes implying the act of carrying a load.

  • Xe tải chuyên chở container. (The truck hauls containers.)

Synonyms

• Transport: To carry or move from one place to another.
• Carry: To support and move someone or something from one place to another.
• Ship: To send or transport, especially by sea or other commercial carrier.
• Haul: To pull or transport with effort.

Related Idioms

Note: "Vận chuyển" is a formal term and is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions. Related idioms typically use simpler words like "chở" (to carry).

Phrasal Verbs / Compound Verbs

• Vận chuyển hàng lậu: To transport smuggled goods.

  • Bọn tội phạm bị bắt khi đang vận chuyển hàng lậu. (The criminals were caught while transporting smuggled goods.)

• Vận chuyển an toàn: To transport safely.

  • Ưu tiên hàng đầu là vận chuyển an toàn các mẫu vật y tế. (The top priority is to transport the medical samples safely.)

verb

1. to move to exercise, to take exercise to agitate, to appeal for, to call for