Definition

1. Noun:
   • Tank: A heavily armored military combat vehicle, moving on continuous metal tracks, equipped with a large-caliber cannon and machine guns. It is designed for front-line assault and direct fire support.
   • Tank (as a unit or concept): Can refer to the vehicle itself or, by extension, the armored fighting vehicle corps or armored warfare.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Đoàn xe tăng tiến vào thành phố. (The column of tanks advanced into the city.)
  • Anh ấy là chỉ huy một chiếc xe tăng. (He is the commander of a tank.)
  • Xe tăng đóng vai trò then chốt trong cuộc tấn công. (Tanks played a key role in the attack.)

Advanced Usage

• "tăng thiết giáp": armored forces; armored corps.
  • Binh chủng tăng thiết giáp được tăng cường. (The armored corps was reinforced.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chiến xa (n): A more formal or literary term for a tank or armored fighting vehicle.

  • Những chiến xa hùng hổ tiến lên. (The formidable armored vehicles advanced.)

• Xe bọc thép (n): Armored vehicle; armored car (a broader term that includes tanks but also other armored vehicles).

  • Đoàn xe bọc thép hộ tống đoàn công vụ. (The armored vehicle convoy escorted the official motorcade.)

Synonyms

• Tank: The direct and most common equivalent.
• Armored vehicle: A broader category that includes tanks.
• Panzer: A German-derived term sometimes used in historical military contexts.

Related Idioms

• Thép đã tôi thế đấy: Literally "Thus is tempered steel," a famous Vietnamese phrase from a translated novel about perseverance, often associated with the resilience of soldiers, including tank crews.
  • Tinh thần người lính xe tăng đúng là "thép đã tôi thế đấy". (The spirit of the tank soldier is truly "thus is tempered steel.")