Definition

1. Noun:
   • A building or large room providing sleeping accommodations for many people, typically in an institution like a school, university, or workplace. This is the primary and most common meaning, referring to a residence hall.
   • A sleeping quarters or a house specifically designated for sleeping. This broader, less common usage can refer to any building whose main purpose is for sleep.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Sinh viên năm nhất thường ở trong ký túc xá nhà ngủ của trường. (First-year students usually live in the school dormitory.)
  • Khu nhà máy có một khu nhà ngủ riêng cho công nhân ở xa. (The factory complex has a separate dormitory for workers who live far away.)
  • Căn nhà nhỏ đó chỉ là nhà ngủ, còn nhà bếp thì ở một gian riêng. (That small house is just for sleeping, while the kitchen is in a separate building.)

Advanced Usage

• "ký túc xá nhà ngủ": This phrase specifies a dormitory as part of an educational institution's residential system.
  • Ký túc xá nhà ngủ mới được xây rất khang trang. (The newly built dormitory is very spacious and modern.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ký túc xá (n): This is a more formal and specific term for a student dormitory or hostel.
• Phòng ngủ tập thể (n): This phrase means "collective sleeping room" and describes the function rather than the building.
• Dortoir (n): A loanword from French, sometimes used in specific contexts.

Synonyms

• Dormitory (n): The direct and most common English equivalent.
• Residence hall (n): A more formal term, often used for university housing.
• Barracks (n): Used specifically for military sleeping quarters.
• Hostel (n): Can be similar but often implies cheaper, simpler accommodations, sometimes for travelers.

Related Phrases

• Ở nhà ngủ: to live in a dormitory.
  • Anh ấy ở nhà ngủ để tiện đi học. (He lives in a dormitory for convenience in going to school.)

Related Idioms

• • "Ngủ say như chết": to sleep like a log (literally: to sleep as soundly as death).

1. Dormitory