xa lộ

Thân thiện

Xe ô tô chạy nhanh trên xa lộ.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Highway / Freeway / Motorway: A major public road, typically wide, with multiple lanes in each direction, designed for high-speed travel over long distances. It often has separate carriageways for opposing traffic and limited access points.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Xa lộ này nối liền hai thành phố lớn. (This highway connects two major cities.)
  • Chúng tôi lái xe trên xa lộ về quê. (We drove on the freeway back to our hometown.)
  • Giao thông trên xa lộ rất đông vào giờ cao điểm. (Traffic on the motorway is very heavy during rush hour.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "xa lộ" often implies a modern, high-capacity road, similar to an interstate (US), motorway (UK), or autoroute (France). It is distinct from smaller roads like "đường" (road/street) or "quốc lộ" (national highway).

Variants and Related Words

• Đường cao tốc (n): Expressway; a controlled-access highway, often used interchangeably with "xa lộ" in modern Vietnamese.

  • Đường cao tốc mới giúp rút ngắn thời gian di chuyển. (The new expressway helps shorten travel time.)

• Quốc lộ (n): National highway; a major road maintained by the national government, but not necessarily a limited-access divided highway like a "xa lộ".

Synonyms

• Highway: A main road for long-distance travel.
• Freeway: A highway with fully controlled access and no tolls (in some contexts).
• Motorway: A major road for fast traffic (British English).
• Expressway: A major divided highway for high-speed traffic.

Related Idioms

• Vào xa lộ: To enter/get on the highway (can be used literally or metaphorically to mean starting a major undertaking or fast-paced phase).
  • Công ty mới thành lập đã phải vào xa lộ cạnh tranh ngay. (The newly established company had to immediately get on the competitive highway.)

Học thuật

noun

1. hightway