Definition

1. Noun:
   • Family register / Household registration book: An official document issued by the Vietnamese government that records and certifies the permanent residence and family relationships of a household. It is a fundamental document for administrative procedures.
   • Household registration: The system or the specific record of a family's officially registered place of residence.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tôi cần xuất trình sổ hộ khẩu để làm thẻ căn cước. (I need to present my family register to make an identity card.)
  • Sổ hộ khẩu của gia đình tôi đã được cập nhật. (My family's household registration book has been updated.)
  • Thủ tục này yêu cầu bản photo sổ hộ khẩu. (This procedure requires a photocopy of the household registration book.)

Advanced Usage

• The sổ hộ khẩu is often required for legal transactions, school enrollment, and applying for other personal documents. Changes to the register, such as adding or removing members, require official approval from local authorities.

Variants and Related Words

• Hộ khẩu (n): Household registration; the system or status itself.
  • Hộ khẩu thường trú: Permanent residence registration.
• Sổ tạm trú (n): Temporary residence register; a different book for temporary registration.

Synonyms

• Family register: A book recording family members and residence.
• Household registration book: The official document for household registration.
• Civil status book (in a comparable administrative context).

Related Terms

• Giấy khai sinh (n): Birth certificate.
• Chứng minh nhân dân/Căn cước công dân (n): Identity card.
• Đăng ký thường trú (v): To register for permanent residence.

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