tổng nha

Tổng nha cảnh sát là một tòa nhà lớn và quan trọng.

Definition

1. Noun (Historical/Administrative):
   • General department / Central office: An administrative term, now largely archaic, referring to a main or central government bureau or service responsible for a specific public function.
   • Headquarters (of a service): The principal office or administrative center for a particular public service or branch of government.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tổng nha cảnh sát đặt tại Hà Nội. (The police general department was located in Hanoi.)
  • Công văn này phải được chuyển thẳng đến tổng nha. (This official dispatch must be sent directly to the central office.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily found in historical contexts or in reference to older administrative structures. In modern Vietnamese, terms like "tổng cục" (general department) or "trụ sở chính" (headquarters) are more commonly used.

Variants and Related Words

• Tổng cục (n): General department (modern equivalent).
  • Tổng cục Du lịch (General Department of Tourism)
• Nha (n): Department, bureau (an older term for a government office).
  • Nha khí tượng (Meteorological bureau)

Synonyms

• Headquarters: The main office of an organization.
• Central office: The principal administrative center.
• Main bureau: The chief department.

Notes on Usage

• "Tổng nha" is an archaic compound noun. It is important to treat it as a single unit when translating. Do not interpret "tổng" (total, general) and "nha" (bureau) separately in this context.
• The provided example from the Vietnamese-French dictionary, "Tổng nha cảnh sát", translates directly to "Police General Department" or "General Police Service".