Definition

1. Noun:
   • A small wagon or trolley: A simple, wheeled vehicle, often with an open container, used for transporting materials over short distances, typically on tracks or rails in industrial, mining, or agricultural settings.
   • A handcart or pushcart: A light vehicle pushed or pulled by a person, used for carrying loads.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Công nhân dùng xe goòng để chở than trong hầm mỏ. (Workers use a small wagon to transport coal in the mine.)
  • Chiếc xe goòng chở đất đã bị đầy. (The trolley carrying soil was full.)
  • Anh ấy đẩy một xe goòng hàng ra chợ. (He pushes a handcart of goods to the market.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often associated with temporary or makeshift rail systems, such as those on construction sites or in narrow tunnels.

Variants and Related Words

• Xe goòng nhỏ: a small trolley or wagon.
• Đường ray xe goòng: a trolley track or wagon track.

Synonyms

• Wagonette: a light wagon.
• Trolley: a small vehicle running on tracks.
• Handcart: a small cart pushed or pulled by hand.

Related Idioms

• : To run very smoothly or quickly (like a trolley on tracks). This idiom is not common in standard usage but can be found in descriptive, contextual language.