Definition

Noun: 1. Clinic; hospital; hospice: An establishment, often smaller than a general hospital, providing medical treatment, care, and rest, especially for convalescence or long-term patients. It often implies a place for recuperation and nurturing health.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Sau ca phẫu thuật, anh ấy được chuyển đến một dưỡng đường yên tĩnh để phục hồi. (After the surgery, he was transferred to a quiet clinic to recover.)
  • Dưỡng đường này chuyên chăm sóc cho các bệnh nhân cần điều trị dài ngày. (This hospital/hospice specializes in caring for patients requiring long-term treatment.)
  • Bà tôi sống ở một dưỡng đường dành cho người cao tuổi. (My grandmother lives in a hospice for the elderly.)

Advanced Usage

• The term dưỡng đường is somewhat formal and less common in modern everyday Vietnamese than bệnh viện (hospital) or phòng khám (clinic). It often carries a nuance of a restful, caring environment focused on recovery and long-term care.
• It can be used in the names of specific institutions, e.g., (Thanh Tam Sanatorium/Clinic).

Variants and Related Words

• Nhà dưỡng lão (n): Nursing home; old people's home. (Specifically for the elderly.)
• Trại an dưỡng (n): Convalescent home; rest home.
• Bệnh viện (n): Hospital. (A more general and common term.)
• Phòng khám (n): Clinic; doctor's office. (Usually for outpatient care.)

Synonyms

• Bệnh viện: Hospital.
• Nhà thương: Hospital (older or Southern Vietnamese usage).
• Phòng khám: Clinic.
• Trại phục hồi: Convalescent home.

Related Phrases/Idioms

• Vào dưỡng đường: To enter a clinic/hospice (for treatment or care).
  • Ông cụ phải vào dưỡng đường vì bệnh tim. (The old man had to enter a hospice because of his heart condition.)

noun

1. climic; hospital