ăn hàng

Tàu thủy đang ăn hàng tại cảng.

Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To take on cargo / to load cargo: The primary meaning refers to a ship, boat, or other vessel receiving and loading goods or freight for transport.
   • To be loading: Describes the process or state of a vessel receiving cargo.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Con tàu đang ăn hàng ở cảng. (The ship is loading cargo at the port.)
  • Cần mất ba ngày để tàu container ăn hàng. (It takes three days for the container ship to take on cargo.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase is specific to maritime and logistics contexts. It focuses on the vessel's action of receiving goods, not the action of the people loading it.

Variants and Related Words

• Bốc hàng (v): to load cargo (emphasizing the physical action of loading).

  • Công nhân đang bốc hàng lên tàu. (Workers are loading cargo onto the ship.)

• Dỡ hàng (v): to unload cargo.

  • Tàu sẽ dỡ hàng vào sáng mai. (The ship will unload cargo tomorrow morning.)

Synonyms

• To load: to put cargo onto a ship or vehicle.
• To take on cargo: the specific action of a vessel accepting cargo.

Related Idioms

• is a technical term and is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions outside of its literal maritime meaning.