Definition

1. Noun:
   • Residential quarter or compound: A planned residential area, often consisting of multiple apartment buildings or houses, typically built for a specific group of people, such as government employees, students, or workers.
   • Housing estate / complex: A self-contained living community with shared amenities, common in urban Vietnamese contexts.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Gia đình tôi sống trong một cư xá giáo viên. (My family lives in a teachers' residential compound.)
  • Cư xá sinh viên này có thư viện và sân thể thao riêng. (This student housing estate has its own library and sports field.)
  • Cư xá này được xây dựng cho công nhân nhà máy. (This residential complex was built for factory workers.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often implies a sense of community and shared purpose among residents, more so than a generic apartment block.
• Historically, in Vietnam, were commonly built by the state or large enterprises to house their personnel.

Variants and Related Words

• Khu tập thể (n): A collective living area; a term often used interchangeably with , though it can sometimes imply a more basic or older style of communal housing.
• Khu chung cư (n): Apartment complex; a more modern and general term for multi-unit residential buildings, not necessarily for a specific group.

Synonyms

• Housing estate: A planned residential area.
• Residential complex: A group of housing units and facilities.
• Compound: An enclosed area with a group of residences.

Related Phrases

• Cư xá đại học: University housing; dormitory complex.
  • Cô ấy ở trong cư xá đại học năm thứ nhất. (She lived in university housing during her first year.)