cư xá
Definition
- 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.)