Definitions

1. Noun:
   • Headquarters, main office: The central administrative location or main building of an organization, association, or society.
   • Meeting hall, guildhall: A building used as a meeting place for an association, society, or guild (archaic/obsolete usage).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Hội sở của công ty được đặt tại trung tâm thành phố. (The company's headquarters is located in the city center.)
  • Các thành viên sẽ tụ tập tại hội sở để thảo luận. (Members will gather at the main office to discuss.)
  • Ngôi nhà cổ kia từng là hội sở của một hiệp hội thương nhân. (That old house was once the guildhall of a merchants' association.)

Advanced Usage

• "Trụ sở chính": This is the modern, more common term for "headquarters" or "main office." While "hội sở" can be synonymous, it is now considered dated.
  • Trụ sở chính của ngân hàng này ở Hà Nội. (This bank's headquarters is in Hanoi.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hội quán (n): A more common and modern term for a clubhouse, association building, or meeting hall. This is the word "hội sở" is historically equated with.
  • Hội quán của người Hoa rất đẹp. (The Chinese community's clubhouse is very beautiful.)
• Trụ sở (n): Office, headquarters. The standard contemporary word for an organization's base of operations.
  • Địa chỉ trụ sở công ty được ghi trên website. (The company's office address is listed on the website.)
• Văn phòng (n): Office. A general term for a place where administrative work is done.
  • Anh ấy đang làm việc tại văn phòng. (He is working at the office.)

Synonyms

• Trung tâm điều hành: Command center, operational hub.
• Văn phòng chính: Main office.

Notes on Usage

• "Hội sở" is an archaic term. In contemporary Vietnamese, "trụ sở" (for headquarters) or "hội quán" (for a clubhouse/association building) are almost always used instead.
• It primarily appears in historical contexts or older texts. Using it in modern conversation may sound outdated or overly formal.