ca-bin
Definitions
- Noun:
- A small, enclosed compartment or room on a ship, aircraft, train, or other vehicle: A private or semi-private space for passengers or crew.
- A small, simple house or hut, often made of wood and located in a rural or wilderness area.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Hành khách ngồi trong ca-bin của máy bay. (The passengers are sitting in the airplane cabin.)
- Chúng tôi thuê một ca-bin nhỏ bên hồ để nghỉ cuối tuần. (We rented a small cabin by the lake for the weekend.)
Advanced Usage
- "ca-bin lái": driver's cabin, cockpit.
- Ca-bin lái của xe tải rất rộng rãi. (The truck's driver's cabin is very spacious.)
- "ca-bin hạng nhất": first-class cabin.
- Anh ấy đặt vé ca-bin hạng nhất trên tàu du lịch. (He booked a first-class cabin on the cruise ship.)
Variants and Related Words
- Buồng: A more general term for a room or chamber, often used interchangeably with "ca-bin" in some contexts (e.g., for cockpit, for engine room).
- Khoang: Often refers to a section or compartment within a larger space, such as on a ship or aircraft (e.g., for passenger compartment).
- Lều: Tent (for camping, not a permanent structure like a cabin).
- Nhà gỗ: Log house (specifies the construction material).
Synonyms
- Phòng nhỏ: Small room.
- Chòi: Hut, shack (often implies a simpler, more rudimentary structure than a cabin).
Related Phrases
- Ở ca-bin: To stay in a cabin.
- Gia đình tôi thích ở ca-bin hơn là ở khách sạn khi đi cắm trại. (My family prefers staying in a cabin rather than a hotel when camping.)