Definition

1. Noun:
   • A temporary resident: A person who resides in a place temporarily, often to overcome a period of difficulty or hardship. The term implies a transient or provisional stay rather than permanent settlement.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Thành phố có nhiều trú dân sau trận bão. (The city has many temporary residents after the storm.)
  • Họ là những trú dân trong trại tị nạn. (They are temporary residents in the refugee camp.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in formal or administrative contexts to describe populations displaced by natural disasters, conflict, or economic hardship, who are living in a location on a non-permanent basis.

Variants and Related Words

• Cư dân (n): Resident, inhabitant. This denotes a more permanent or settled population.

  • Cư dân thành phố rất thân thiện. (The city residents are very friendly.)

• Dân tạm trú (n): Temporary resident. A more common, modern administrative phrase with a similar meaning to "trú dân."

  • Anh ta đăng ký làm dân tạm trú. (He registered as a temporary resident.)

Synonyms

• Temporary inhabitant: A person living in a place for a limited time.
• Sojourner: A person who resides temporarily in a place.
• Transient: A person who stays or works in a place for only a short time.

Related Idioms

• : To reside and live temporarily. This phrase describes the state of provisional living.
  • Gia đình họ đang trong tình trạng tạm trú tạm cư. (Their family is in a state of temporary residence.)