quảng thị
Definition
- Noun:
- Hypermarket: A very large self-service store that combines a supermarket and a department store, typically located on the outskirts of a town.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Các quảng thị thường có diện tích bán hàng rất lớn. (Hypermarkets usually have very large sales floors.)
- Gia đình tôi mua sắm thực phẩm và đồ gia dụng tại quảng thị. (My family buys groceries and household goods at the hypermarket.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "quảng thị" is a specialized commercial term, less common in everyday spoken Vietnamese than "siêu thị lớn" (large supermarket) or the direct loanword "siêu thị" (supermarket). It specifically denotes scale and a wide variety of goods under one roof.
Variants and Related Words
Siêu thị (n): supermarket. A large self-service store selling foods and household goods.
- Cô ấy đi siêu thị mỗi tuần. (She goes to the supermarket every week.)
Trung tâm thương mại (n): shopping mall/commercial center.
- Trung tâm thương mại mới có nhiều cửa hàng. (The new shopping mall has many stores.)
Synonyms
- Hypermarket: A very large supermarket.
- Big-box store: A large retail store built on a simple rectangular plan.
Notes on Usage
- "Quảng thị" is a formal and somewhat dated term in Vietnamese. In modern usage, the concept is more commonly described as "siêu thị quy mô lớn" (large-scale supermarket) or simply referred to by the names of specific hypermarket chains.