Definition

1. Noun:
   • Animal: A living organism that is not a plant, typically capable of voluntary movement and specialized sense organs. This is the general term for any member of the animal kingdom, from insects to mammals.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trong rừng có rất nhiều con thú. (There are many animals in the forest.)
  • Con thú đó trông rất hung dữ. (That animal looks very fierce.)
  • Bảo tàng lịch sử tự nhiên trưng bày xương của nhiều con thú cổ đại. (The natural history museum displays the bones of many ancient animals.)

Advanced Usage

• "con thú" vs. "động vật": While both translate to "animal," "con thú" often refers specifically to larger, wild, or land mammals (beasts, creatures), and can carry a more vivid or figurative connotation. "Động vật" is the more general, formal, and scientific term encompassing all animals.
  • Sự tàn bạo của chiến tranh đã biến anh ta thành một con thú. (The brutality of war turned him into a beast.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thú (noun): Often used in compound words. By itself, it can mean "beast" or refer to a category of animals, especially in contexts like thú rừng (wild animals), thú cưng (pet).
• Động vật (noun): Animal (general, formal term).
• Thú vật (noun): Beast, animal (similar to "con thú," sometimes with a stronger emphasis on the non-human, instinctual nature).

Synonyms

• Sinh vật (noun): Living creature, organism (broader than animal, includes plants and microorganisms).
• Loài vật (noun): Creature, animal (often used in biological or classificatory contexts).

Related Phrases

• Thú hoang dã / Thú rừng: Wild animal.
• Thú cưng / Thú nuôi: Pet, domesticated animal.
• Vườn thú: Zoo (literally "garden of animals/beasts").
• Bản năng của con thú: Animal instinct.

Related Idioms

• Hàng thú: (Literally "animal goods") A colloquial and somewhat derogatory term for cheap, low-quality, or counterfeit goods.
• Mặt con thú: (Literally "face of a beast") An insult meaning someone has an ugly or fierce face.

noun

1. Animal