toàn dân
Definition
- Noun:
- The entire people; the whole population: Refers to all the people of a nation or community collectively, without exception.
- National; nationwide: Used as an adjective to describe something that involves, belongs to, or is characteristic of all the people.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Đây là ngày hội của toàn dân. (This is a festival for the entire people.)
- Sự kiện này có ý nghĩa với toàn dân. (This event is significant for the whole population.)
- Adjective:
- Họ phát động một cuộc tổng động viên toàn dân. (They launched a nationwide general mobilization.)
- Đây là nhiệm vụ toàn dân. (This is a national task.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used in formal, political, or patriotic contexts to emphasize unity and collective action.
- Can be part of set phrases used in official documents and slogans.
Variants and Related Words
- Toàn quốc (adj): nationwide, country-wide (often used for geographic or administrative scope).
- Toàn thể (adj/noun): the whole body/assembly of; all members of a defined group (e.g., - all the people).
Synonyms
- The entire populace
- The whole nation
- All the people
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Toàn dân kháng chiến: all-people's resistance (a historical term for a war involving the entire population).
- Toàn dân đoàn kết: national unity (lit. "the entire people united").