Definition

1. Noun:
   • District: An administrative unit within a major city (e.g., Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City), comprising several wards (phường). It is equivalent to a rural district (huyện).
   • District (historical): An administrative region in feudal Vietnam, particularly during periods of Chinese domination.
   • District (historical): An administrative unit below the provincial level, equivalent to a district (huyện), used in South Vietnam before 1975.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cô ấy sống ở quận Ba Đình, Hà Nội. (She lives in Ba Dinh District, Hanoi.)
  • Quận Giao Chỉ là một đơn vị hành chính thời xưa. (Giao Chi District was an administrative unit in ancient times.)
  • Ủy ban nhân dân quận đã ra thông báo mới. (The District People's Committee has issued a new announcement.)

Advanced Usage

• "quận lỵ": district town; the seat of a district's administration.
  • Thị trấn này là quận lỵ của quận. (This town is the district seat.)

Variants and Related Words

• Quận công (n, historical): Duke; a high-ranking feudal title.
  • Ông ấy được phong tước quận công. (He was conferred the title of Duke.)

Synonyms

• District: An administrative division of a city or region.
• Administrative division: A defined area for governance purposes.

Related Terms

• Phường: Ward; a subdivision of a city district ().
• Huyện: District; an administrative unit for rural areas, equivalent to an urban .
• Tỉnh: Province; a larger administrative unit containing multiple districts ().

noun

1. district
   • quận lỵ
     district town