Definition

Noun: * Town hall; city hall: The main administrative building of a town or city, housing the offices of the local government and often serving as a venue for public meetings and events. This term is somewhat formal and can be considered dated or literary in modern Vietnamese.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cuộc họp quan trọng sẽ được tổ chức tại thị sảnh. (The important meeting will be held at the town hall.)
  • Tòa nhà thị sảnh cũ đã được công nhận là di tích lịch sử. (The old city hall building has been recognized as a historical monument.)

Advanced Usage Notes

• The word "thị sảnh" is now considered somewhat archaic or formal. In contemporary administrative and everyday language, "trụ sở Ủy ban nhân dân" (People's Committee headquarters), "tòa thị chính", or simply "ủy ban" are more commonly used to refer to the seat of local government.
• It is primarily used in historical, literary, or official contexts to evoke a sense of tradition or formality.

Variants and Related Words

• Tòa thị chính (n): A more modern term for "city hall" or "town hall," often used for the building itself.
• Trụ sở Ủy ban nhân dân (n): The official term for the headquarters of the local People's Committee, emphasizing the administrative function.
• Tòa thị sảnh (n): A fuller, slightly more formal variant of "thị sảnh."

Synonyms

• Tòa thị chính: City hall, town hall.
• Trụ sở hành chính: Administrative headquarters.

Related Phrases / Idioms

• (Không có thành ngữ hoặc cụm từ phổ biến nào sử dụng trực tiếp từ "thị sảnh"). (There are no common idioms or phrases that directly use the word "thị sảnh.")

noun

1. town hall