lối sống
Definition
- Noun:
- Way of life / Lifestyle: The characteristic manner, habits, values, and behaviors that define how a person or group lives and interacts within their society and environment.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Lối sống lành mạnh rất quan trọng cho sức khỏe. (A healthy lifestyle is very important for health.)
- Lối sống của người dân thành phố khác với nông thôn. (The way of life of city dwellers is different from that of the countryside.)
- Anh ấy đã thay đổi hoàn toàn lối sống của mình. (He completely changed his lifestyle.)
Advanced Usage
- The term can be used in sociological or philosophical contexts to discuss collective cultural patterns.
- Nghiên cứu so sánh lối sống phương Đông và phương Tây. (A comparative study of Eastern and Western ways of life.)
Variants and Related Words
Nếp sống (n): a similar term often emphasizing customary practices and orderly patterns of living.
- Giữ gìn nếp sống văn hóa truyền thống. (To preserve traditional cultural ways of living.)
Phong cách sống (n): lifestyle, often with a nuance of personal style or consumer choices.
- Phong cách sống hiện đại. (A modern lifestyle.)
Synonyms
- Lifestyle: The way in which a person or group lives.
- Way of life: The typical pattern of behavior of a person or group.
- Mode of life: A formal term for manner of living.
Related Idioms
- Sống theo lối: to live in a certain way/manner.
- Ông ấy sống theo lối rất giản dị. (He lives in a very simple way.)