Hành lý ký gửi đến chậm.

The checked baggage arrives late.

Breakdown of Hành lý ký gửi đến chậm.

• hành lý ký gửi: the checked baggage
• đến chậm: to arrive late

Questions & Answers about Hành lý ký gửi đến chậm.

Why is ký gửi placed after hành lý instead of before it?

Because Vietnamese usually puts modifiers after the noun they describe.

So:

• hành lý = baggage, luggage
• ký gửi = checked, sent through check-in

Together, hành lý ký gửi means checked baggage.

This noun-first pattern is very common in Vietnamese:

• xe buýt nhanh = fast bus
• cà phê đá = iced coffee
• hành lý ký gửi = checked baggage

English often goes modifier + noun, but Vietnamese often goes noun + modifier.

What exactly does ký gửi mean here?

In this sentence, ký gửi is the standard travel term for checked in or checked baggage.

Learners do not need to interpret it too literally every time, but the pieces are roughly:

• ký = sign/register
• gửi = send/deposit

In airport usage, hành lý ký gửi is the normal opposite of:

• hành lý xách tay = carry-on luggage

So the most natural understanding is simply checked baggage.

Is ký gửi a verb or an adjective in this sentence?

It behaves like a modifier of the noun .