Definition

1. Noun:
   • Zone; District; Area; Quarter: A defined geographical space, often with administrative, functional, or characteristic boundaries. It can refer to a large administrative division, a specific part of a city, or a designated area for a particular purpose.
   • Bottom; Buttocks (dialectal): A colloquial and regional term for the posterior.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Zone/District):

  • Chúng tôi sống trong khu dân cư yên tĩnh. (We live in a quiet residential area.)
  • Khu phố cổ Hà Nội rất đẹp.* (Hanoi's Old Quarter is very beautiful.)
  • Đây là khu vực cấm hút thuốc. (This is a no-smoking zone.)

• Noun (Bottom - dialectal):

  • Đứa bé bị đau khu. (The child has a sore bottom.)

Advanced Usage

• "khu tự trị": autonomous region.

  • Khu tự trị Tây Nguyên. (The Central Highlands Autonomous Region.)

• "khu công nghiệp": industrial zone.

  • Nhà máy mới được xây trong khu công nghiệp. (The new factory was built in the industrial zone.)

Variants and Related Words

• Khu vực (n): area, region, zone (often broader or more formal than "khu").

  • Khu vực Đông Nam Á. (The Southeast Asian region.)

• Khu phố (n): neighborhood, city block, quarter.

  • Khu phố tôi có nhiều cây xanh. (My neighborhood has many trees.)

Synonyms

• Vùng: region, area.
• Địa khu: district, precinct.
• Vùng miền: zone, region.

Related Idioms

• Chia khu xử phạt: Used to describe a strict, segmented, or disciplined management style.
• Khuất sau khu rừng: Means something is obscured or not easily visible.

noun

1. bottom

noun

1. zone; district; area; quarter