Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To move house: The primary meaning of "dọn nhà" is the process of transferring one's residence from one home to another. This involves packing belongings, transporting them, and settling into a new dwelling.
   • To clean the house: In a more general sense, "dọn nhà" can refer to the act of tidying up, organizing, and cleaning a house thoroughly.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Tuần sau gia đình tôi sẽ dọn nhà. (My family will move house next week.)
  • Chủ nhật này tôi phải ở nhà để dọn nhà. (I have to stay home this Sunday to clean the house.)

Advanced Usage

• "dọn nhà ra vào": This phrase specifies moving out of one house and into another, emphasizing the complete transition.
  • Họ đang bận rộn với việc dọn nhà ra vào. (They are busy with moving out and moving in.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dọn dẹp (v): to tidy up, to clean up (a general term for cleaning).

  • Cô ấy dọn dẹp phòng khách. (She tidied up the living room.)

• Chuyển nhà (v): to move house (a synonym often used interchangeably with "dọn nhà" for relocation).

  • Chúng tôi đã chuyển nhà vào tháng trước. (We moved house last month.)

Synonyms

• Relocate: to move to a new place of residence.
• Clean house: to perform a thorough cleaning of a home.

Related Idioms

• Dọn nhà dọn cửa: to clean the entire house thoroughly, often in preparation for an event like the Lunar New Year (Tết).
  • Mọi người đều dọn nhà dọn cửa trước Tết. (Everyone cleans their entire house before Tet.)