Definition

Noun: - Hospital: An institution providing medical and surgical treatment and nursing care for sick or injured people. This term is now considered somewhat dated or literary in modern Vietnamese, with "bệnh viện" being the more common contemporary word.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ấy đang nằm điều trị tại một nhà thương lớn ở thành phố. (He is being treated at a large hospital in the city.)
  • Trong chiến tranh, nhiều nhà thương dã chiến đã được lập nên. (During the war, many field hospitals were established.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "nhà thương" often carries a historical or formal tone. It may be encountered in literature, historical texts, or in certain fixed phrases.
• It can sometimes imply a sense of charity or compassion (from "thương" meaning to love or pity), reflecting the older charitable origins of some hospitals.

Variants and Related Words

• Bệnh viện (n): The standard modern word for hospital.
  • Bệnh viện Chợ Rẫy là một trung tâm y tế quan trọng. (Chợ Rẫy Hospital is an important medical center.)
• Nhà hộ sinh (n): Maternity hospital.
• Bệnh xá (n): Infirmary, clinic (often smaller than a hospital).

Synonyms

• Hospital: The general synonym for a medical treatment institution.
• Infirmary: A place for the care of the sick or injured, especially a small hospital.
• Sanatorium: (Historical) An establishment for the medical treatment of people who are convalescing or have a chronic illness.

Related Idioms

• Vào nhà thương: To be hospitalized.
  • Sau tai nạn, anh ta phải vào nhà thương ngay lập tức. (After the accident, he had to be hospitalized immediately.)
• Ra nhà thương: To be discharged from the hospital.
  • Bác sĩ nói bà có thể ra nhà thương vào tuần tới. (The doctor said she could be discharged from the hospital next week.)

noun

1. hospital