Definition

1. Noun:
   • Monastery: A building or complex where monks or nuns live a religious life in seclusion from the world, dedicated to prayer, meditation, and work.
   • Convent: Specifically, a community and residence for nuns.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cô ấy sống trong một nhà tu từ khi còn rất trẻ. (She has lived in a convent since she was very young.)
  • Nhà tu trên núi này có từ thế kỷ 15. (This mountain monastery dates from the 15th century.)
  • Họ tìm thấy sự bình yên trong đời sống nhà tu. (They found peace in the monastic life.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "nhà tu" can refer abstractly to the institution or the collective life of religious devotees, not just the physical building.
  • Anh ấy đã dâng cả đời mình cho nhà tu. (He devoted his entire life to the monastic order.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhà tu kín (n): A cloistered convent; a religious house where nuns live in strict seclusion from the outside world.

  • Bà ấy là một nữ tu trong một nhà tu kín. (She is a nun in a cloistered convent.)

• Tu viện (n): A more common and general synonym for monastery or convent.

• Tu hành (v): To practice religion, to lead a monastic or religious life.

Synonyms

• Monastery: A place for monks.
• Convent: A place for nuns.
• Cloister: A place of religious seclusion.
• Abbey: A monastery or convent under an abbot or abbess.

Related Idioms

• Bước chân vào nhà tu: To enter religious life (to become a monk or nun).

  • Sau một biến cố, ông quyết định bước chân vào nhà tu. (After a life event, he decided to enter the monastery.)

• Sống đời nhà tu: To live an ascetic or monastic life, sometimes used figuratively to describe a very simple, disciplined life.

  • Ông ấy sống đời nhà tu, không màng đến vật chất. (He lives a monastic life, indifferent to material things.)

1. Monastery