xe kéo

Người đàn ông kéo chiếc xe kéo trên con phố.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A rickshaw; a pulled cart: A small, light, two-wheeled vehicle for one or two passengers, pulled by a person on foot. Historically used as a mode of transport in Vietnam and other Asian countries.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trước đây, xe kéo là phương tiện di chuyển phổ biến ở Hà Nội. (In the past, the rickshaw was a common means of transport in Hanoi.)
  • Ông lão kiếm sống bằng nghề kéo xe kéo. (The old man makes a living by pulling a rickshaw.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "xe kéo" is now considered archaic. In modern Vietnamese, the more common and specific term is "xe xích lô" (cyclo) for the three-wheeled passenger cycle rickshaw, which largely replaced the human-pulled rickshaw.

Variants and Related Words

• Xe xích lô (n): A cyclo; a three-wheeled bicycle taxi where the driver pedals from behind the passenger seat.

  • Du khách thích ngồi xe xích lô tham quan phố cổ. (Tourists like to take a cyclo to tour the old quarter.)

• Xe tay kéo (n, archaic): Another term for a human-pulled rickshaw, emphasizing the use of human strength.

Synonyms

• Rickshaw: A two-wheeled passenger cart pulled by a person.
• Pulled cart: A general term for a vehicle pulled by a person or animal.

Related Idioms

• • Thời xe kéo: (The rickshaw era) referring to a bygone historical period.

    • Câu chuyện đó xảy ra từ thời xe kéo rồi. (That story happened back in the rickshaw era.)