đánh xe

Thân thiện

Ông cụ đánh xe ngựa chở hàng trên con đường làng.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To drive a vehicle: The action of operating and controlling the movement of a vehicle, such as a car, cart, or carriage. This term is now considered somewhat archaic or literary in modern Vietnamese.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Ông ấy đánh xe ngựa rất giỏi. (He is very good at driving a horse-drawn carriage.)
  • Người phu xe cần mẫn đánh xe qua những con phố. (The diligent rickshaw puller drove his vehicle through the streets.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "đánh xe" is rarely used in contemporary, everyday language to mean "to drive a car." It is more commonly found in historical contexts, literature, or when referring to older forms of transport like carts or carriages. The modern, standard verb for driving a car is "lái xe".

Variants and Related Words

• Lái xe (v): To drive (a car, motorbike). This is the standard modern term.
  • Anh ấy học lái xe ô tô. (He is learning to drive a car.)
• Đánh (v): A versatile verb with many meanings (to hit, to strike, to play an instrument). In "đánh xe", it carries the sense of "to operate" or "to wield."
• Xe (n): Vehicle.

Synonyms

• Lái xe: To drive (the direct, modern synonym).
• Điều khiển xe: To operate/control a vehicle (more formal).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Đánh xe trâu / đánh xe bò: To drive a buffalo cart / ox cart.
  • Người nông dân đánh xe trâu ra đồng. (The farmer drove the buffalo cart to the field.)

Related Idioms

• While "đánh xe" itself is not commonly used in modern idioms, the concept is related to:
  • "Cầm lái": To hold the steering wheel; to be in charge/drive.

    • Anh ấy là người cầm lái công ty. (He is the one driving/leading the company.)

Học thuật

1. Drive a vehicle