Definition

1. Intransitive Verb:
   • To return to one's original place of residence after evacuation: The act of going back to one's home, hometown, or original dwelling place after having been evacuated or displaced, typically due to war, natural disaster, or other crises.

Usage Examples

• Intransitive Verb:
  • Sau khi chiến tranh kết thúc, nhiều gia đình đã hồi cư về làng quê cũ. (After the war ended, many families returned from evacuation to their old villages.)
  • Chính sách hỗ trợ hồi cư đã giúp người dân ổn định cuộc sống. (The policy supporting return from evacuation helped people stabilize their lives.)

Advanced Usage

• "Hồi cư" is a formal term, most commonly used in historical, sociological, or official administrative contexts, often related to post-war periods or recovery from major disasters. It implies an organized or mass movement back to an origin point.

Variants and Related Words

• Tản cư (v): To evacuate; to disperse from a dangerous area. This is the antonymous action that precedes .
  • Trong chiến tranh, dân chúng phải tản cư đến các vùng an toàn. (During the war, people had to evacuate to safe areas.)
• Hồi hương (v): To repatriate; to return to one's homeland (often from a foreign country). While similar, has a broader national or ethnic connotation, whereas is more specific to returning after displacement within a country or region.

Synonyms

• Trở về (v): To return, to come back. This is a general synonym but lacks the specific context of post-evacuation.
• Quay trở lại nơi cư trú cũ: To go back to the old place of residence. This is a descriptive phrase with the same meaning.

Related Phrases / Idioms

• Hồi cư kiến thiết: To return and rebuild. This phrase combines the return with the subsequent effort of reconstruction.
  • Sau trận lũ, tinh thần hồi cư kiến thiết của bà con rất cao. (After the flood, the people's spirit to return and rebuild was very strong.)

1. Return from evacuation