Definition

1. Noun:
   • Barracks; military camp: A dedicated area or group of buildings used for housing soldiers and serving as the operational headquarters for a military unit.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Bộ đội đang tập trung ở doanh trại. (The soldiers are gathering at the barracks.)
  • Doanh trại được bảo vệ nghiêm ngặt. (The military camp is heavily guarded.)
  • Họ xây dựng một doanh trại mới gần biên giới. (They built a new barracks near the border.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "doanh trại" conveys a sense of a permanent or semi-permanent military installation, often associated with organization, command, and daily military life, rather than a temporary field camp.

Variants and Related Words

• Dinh trại (n): An older or less common variant with the same meaning as "doanh trại."
• Trại lính (n): A more general term for an army camp or barracks.
• Căn cứ quân sự (n): Military base (a broader term that may encompass a "doanh trại").

Synonyms

• Barracks: A building or group of buildings where soldiers live.
• Garrison: The troops stationed in a fortress or town to defend it; also can refer to their building.
• Encampment: A place where soldiers are lodged in tents or temporary structures (can be less permanent than "doanh trại").

Related Idioms

• While there are no direct idioms using "doanh trại", it is commonly used in fixed phrases like:
  • Kỷ luật doanh trại: Military/barracks discipline.
  • Cuộc sống doanh trại: Barracks life.

noun

1. billet; barracks