trú dân
Definition
- 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.)