sàn nhà

Cô lau sàn nhà bằng cây lau nhà.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Floor: The lower surface of a room or interior space, typically a permanent, structural part of a building upon which one walks.
   • Flooring: The material used to construct this surface, such as wood, tile, or concrete.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tôi lau sàn nhà mỗi ngày. (I mop the floor every day.)
  • Sàn nhà bằng gỗ rất đẹp. (The wooden flooring is very beautiful.)
  • Đứa bé ngồi chơi trên sàn nhà. (The child sits and plays on the floor.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "sàn nhà" specifically refers to the floor inside a building or house. It is distinct from "sàn" alone, which can refer to a platform, stage, or trading floor (e.g., sàn chứng khoán - stock exchange floor).
• It is often used to describe the state or condition of an interior space.
  • Sàn nhà ướt rất nguy hiểm. (A wet floor is very dangerous.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sàn (n): A platform, deck, or flat surface. Can be part of compounds.

  • sàn diễn (stage), sàn nhảy (dance floor).

• Nền nhà (n): Can also mean "floor," but may emphasize the foundation or substrate more than the finished surface.

Synonyms

• Floor: The primary synonym for the walking surface inside a building.
• Flooring: Specifically refers to the material of the floor.

Related Phrases

• Lau sàn nhà: to mop the floor.

  • Công việc của tôi là lau sàn nhà. (My job is to mopping the floor.)

• Trải thảm trên sàn nhà: to lay a carpet on the floor.

  • Họ trải thảm mới trên sàn nhà. (They laid a new carpet on the floor.)