tầng hầm

Căn hầm để xe nằm dưới tầng hầm của tòa nhà.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Basement: A floor of a building that is partly or entirely below ground level. It is a structural part of the house, often used for storage, utilities, or as additional living space.
   • Underground floor / cellar: Refers specifically to an underground level, which can be used for parking, storage (like a wine cellar), or commercial purposes.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chúng tôi để xe trong tầng hầm. (We park the car in the basement.)
  • Tòa nhà này có hai tầng hầm. (This building has two underground floors.)
  • Họ chuyển đồ cũ xuống tầng hầm. (They moved the old stuff down to the cellar.)

Advanced Usage

• "tầng hầm đỗ xe": parking basement / underground parking garage.

  • Tầng hầm đỗ xe đã đầy. (The underground parking garage is full.)

• "tầng hầm trú ẩn": bomb shelter / fallout shelter (an underground floor designed for safety).

  • Cư dân tập trung ở tầng hầm trú ẩn khi có báo động. (Residents gathered in the bomb shelter during the alarm.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hầm (n): cellar, vault, bunker. This is a more general term for an underground chamber.

  • Hầm rượu (wine cellar)
  • Hầm trú ẩn (bunker, shelter)

• Tầng ngầm (n): underground level. A more technical or formal synonym.

Synonyms

• Basement: The standard term for a building's underground floor.
• Cellar: Often implies a room under a house, typically used for storage.
• Underground floor: A neutral, descriptive term.

Related Idioms

• Chui xuống tầng hầm: To go down to the basement (can imply hiding or seeking shelter).

  • Khi cơn bão đến, mọi người phải chui xuống tầng hầm. (When the storm hit, everyone had to go down to the basement.)

• Sống dưới tầng hầm: To live in a basement (can imply living in poor or confined conditions).

  • Hồi mới lên thành phố, anh ấy sống dưới tầng hầm. (When he first moved to the city, he lived in a basement.)