căn hộ
- Noun:
- Flat, apartment: A self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building, typically on a single level. It is a private residence within a larger structure containing multiple such units.
- Noun:
- Gia đình tôi sống trong một căn hộ ở tầng mười. (My family lives in an apartment on the tenth floor.)
- Cô ấy vừa mua một căn hộ chung cư mới. (She just bought a new apartment in a residential building.)
- Căn hộ này có hai phòng ngủ và một phòng khách rộng. (This flat has two bedrooms and a spacious living room.)
"căn hộ dịch vụ": A serviced apartment, typically furnished and offering hotel-like amenities such as cleaning.
- Anh ấy thuê một căn hộ dịch vụ trong ba tháng cho chuyến công tác. (He rented a serviced apartment for three months for his business trip.)
"căn hộ studio" / "căn hộ gác xép": A studio apartment or loft apartment, characterized by an open layout.
- Căn hộ studio phù hợp cho một người độc thân. (A studio apartment is suitable for a single person.)
Chung cư (noun): Apartment building, condominium complex. This refers to the entire building containing many căn hộ.
- Tòa chung cư mới có hơn 200 căn hộ. (The new apartment building has over 200 flats.)
Cư xá (noun): Residential quarter, housing estate. Often refers to a group of apartment buildings for specific groups (e.g., workers, students).
- Cư xá đại học nằm gần trường. (The university housing estate is located near the school.)
- Nhà ở (noun): Dwelling, residence. A more general term for any type of housing.
- Hộ (noun): Household, unit. Used in administrative contexts (e.g., - household registration) and can be part of compound terms like .
Sở hữu căn hộ: To own an apartment/flat.
- Họ mơ ước được sở hữu một căn hộ ở trung tâm thành phố. (They dream of owning an apartment in the city center.)
Cho thuê căn hộ: To rent out an apartment.
- Bảng tin có nhiều thông báo cho thuê căn hộ. (The bulletin board has many apartment rental notices.)
(Note: The word "căn hộ" itself is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions. The related idioms often involve the concept of "home" or "house.") - An cư lạc nghiệp: (To settle down and thrive in one's career) This idiom relates to the stability of having a home, which a căn hộ can provide. - Mua được căn hộ đầu tiên, họ cảm thấy đã an cư lạc nghiệp. (After buying their first apartment, they felt they had settled down and could thrive in their careers.)