Definition

1. Verb:
   • To live in groups; to dwell in communities: "quần cư" describes the action of people or animals gathering and living together in a specific area, forming a community or settlement. It is an older, more literary term.

Usage

• The word "quần cư" is primarily used in formal, academic, or historical contexts to describe the formation of human settlements or the communal living habits of certain animals. It is not commonly used in everyday modern conversation.

Examples

• Verb:
  • Con người có xu hướng quần cư gần các nguồn nước. (Humans tend to live in groups near water sources.)
  • Loài khỉ thường quần cư trong rừng nhiệt đới. (Monkeys often dwell in communities in tropical forests.)
  • Từ xa xưa, tổ tiên chúng ta đã biết quần cư để cùng nhau săn bắn. (Since ancient times, our ancestors knew how to live in groups to hunt together.)

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used in ecological or sociological studies to describe population distribution and settlement patterns.
  • Sự quần cư của các loài động vật có ảnh hưởng lớn đến hệ sinh thái. (The communal dwelling of animal species has a great impact on the ecosystem.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cư trú (verb): to reside, to inhabit. (A more common, modern synonym).
• Tập trung (verb): to concentrate, to gather. (Focuses more on the gathering aspect rather than long-term dwelling).
• Quần tụ (verb): to gather, to assemble. (Similar to "quần cư" but often implies a temporary or specific gathering).

Synonyms

• Sinh sống tập trung: to live in a concentrated manner.
• Định cư thành cộng đồng: to settle forming a community.

Notes

• "Quần cư" is marked as an older, somewhat archaic term (từ cũ). In contemporary Vietnamese, words like cư trú, sinh sống, or sống tập trung are more frequently used to express similar meanings.

1. (từ cũ) Live in groups