đường đất

Thân thiện

Xe ô tô khó đi vào làng vì chỉ có đường đất.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A dirt road or path: A road or pathway made of compacted earth or soil, not paved with asphalt, concrete, or other modern materials. It is often narrow and used in rural or undeveloped areas.
   • Distance measured along a dirt road: Refers to the length or extent of a journey or route that follows unpaved roads.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Xe tải rất khó đi trên con đường đất sau cơn mưa. (The truck had difficulty driving on the dirt road after the rain.)
  • Nhà bà tôi ở cuối con đường đất nhỏ. (My grandmother's house is at the end of a small dirt path.)
  • Đường đất từ làng ra trung tâm huyện khá xa. (The dirt road from the village to the district center is quite far.)

Advanced Usage

• "đường đất xa xôi": A long and remote distance, typically over rough or unpaved roads, emphasizing the difficulty or isolation of the journey.
  • Anh ấy phải vượt qua một quãng đường đất xa xôi để đến được ngôi làng. (He had to traverse a long and remote dirt road to reach the village.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đường nhựa (n): Asphalt road; a paved road.
• Đường mòn (n): Trail; a path beaten by the feet of travelers or animals, often through wild or mountainous country. It can be a dirt path but emphasizes usage over construction.
• Lối đi (n): Pathway; a way or track laid down for walking or made by continual treading.

Synonyms

• Đường đá (n): Gravel road; a road surfaced with gravel, which is also unpaved but different from a simple dirt road.
• Đường làng (n): Village road; often implies a small road within a village, which may be paved or unpaved.

Related Phrases

• Đi đường đất: To travel on dirt roads.
  • Mùa này đi đường đất rất bụi. (Traveling on dirt roads is very dusty this season.)

Related Idioms

• "Đường đất lắm chông gai": Literally "The dirt road has many thorns and obstacles." Figuratively means the path ahead is difficult and fraught with challenges.
  • Sự nghiệp của anh ấy như đường đất lắm chông gai. (His career path is like a dirt road full of thorns and obstacles.)

Học thuật

1. Path-way, foot-path
2. Distace
   • Đường đất xa xôi
     Long distance