Definition

1. Noun:
   • Car, Automobile: The primary meaning of "xe du lịch" is a passenger vehicle designed for personal or family transportation on roads. It is the standard, general term for a car.
   • Tourism Vehicle / Touring Car: The literal translation of the compound word suggests a vehicle used for touring or leisure travel, distinguishing it from commercial or work vehicles like trucks or buses.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Gia đình tôi vừa mua một chiếc xe du lịch mới. (My family just bought a new car.)
  • Đường phố đông đúc với đủ loại xe du lịch. (The streets are crowded with all kinds of automobiles.)
  • Chúng tôi thuê một xe du lịch để đi tham quan. (We rented a car for sightseeing.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "xe du lịch" is often used in formal, commercial, or administrative contexts (e.g., car dealerships, registration documents, news articles) to refer to standard passenger cars. In everyday conversation, the simpler word "xe hơi" or "ô tô" is more common.

Variants and Related Words

• Ô tô du lịch (n): A full, formal synonym for "xe du lịch," meaning passenger car.

  • Biển số xe ô tô du lịch có màu trắng. (The license plate for passenger cars is white.)

• Xe hơi (n): A common, everyday term for car.

  • Anh ấy rất thích xe hơi thể thao. (He really likes sports cars.)

• Xe con (n): A term often used in traffic contexts or regulations to classify small passenger vehicles.

  • Làn đường này chỉ dành cho xe con. (This lane is for cars only.)

Synonyms

• Car: A road vehicle, typically with four wheels, powered by an internal combustion engine or electric motor.
• Automobile: A formal term for a car.
• Passenger car: A vehicle designed primarily to carry people, not goods.

Related Terms and Contexts

• Xe tải (n): Truck; a vehicle designed for transporting cargo.
• Xe khách (n): Bus or coach; a vehicle designed for transporting multiple passengers.
• Xe du lịch thể thao (SUV): Sport Utility Vehicle, a category of "xe du lịch" with off-road capabilities.

noun

1. car, automobile