công trợ
Definition
- Noun:
- Auxiliary bed; temporary bed: A bed used for additional, temporary, or supplementary purposes, often in medical or institutional settings like infirmaries or hospitals. It is not the primary or permanent bed.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Bệnh viện đã kê thêm công trợ cho bệnh nhân. (The hospital set up an auxiliary bed for the patient.)
- Phòng y tế trường học có hai chiếc công trợ. (The school infirmary has two temporary beds.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "công trợ" is specific and formal, primarily used in administrative, medical, or institutional contexts to refer to supplementary equipment or resources, with "giường công trợ" (auxiliary bed) being the most common collocation.
Variants and Related Words
- Giường công trợ (n): The full and most common phrase, meaning "auxiliary bed" or "temporary bed".
- Giường phụ (n): A more general term meaning "extra bed" or "spare bed", which can be used in broader contexts beyond medical ones.
- Giường dự phòng (n): "Reserve bed" or "standby bed", emphasizing readiness for use when needed.
Synonyms
- Giường phụ (n): Extra bed, spare bed.
- Giường tạm (n): Makeshift bed, temporary bed.
Notes on Meaning
- The core meaning of "công trợ" is "auxiliary" or "supplementary". It describes something that provides additional, non-primary support. While its most documented use is in "giường công trợ", the word itself can conceptually apply to other auxiliary support functions, though such uses are rare in modern Vietnamese.