tổng vệ sinh
Definition
- Noun:
- General cleaning / thorough cleaning: A comprehensive and systematic cleaning activity that involves all areas of a space, often done periodically.
- Deep cleaning: An intensive cleaning process that goes beyond regular daily or weekly cleaning to address accumulated dirt and grime.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cả công ty sẽ thực hiện tổng vệ sinh vào thứ Sáu. (The whole company will perform a general cleaning on Friday.)
- Trước Tết, mọi gia đình đều dọn dẹp tổng vệ sinh nhà cửa. (Before Tet, every family does a thorough cleaning of their house.)
- Khu chung cư này cần một đợt tổng vệ sinh. (This apartment building needs a round of deep cleaning.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in organizational, communal, or household contexts to denote a planned, large-scale cleaning effort.
Variants and Related Words
- Dọn dẹp (v): to tidy up, to clean up. This is a more general term for cleaning.
- Vệ sinh (v/n): to clean / hygiene. The core component of the compound noun.
- Dọn dẹp vệ sinh: a common phrase meaning "cleaning and tidying up."
Synonyms
- Spring cleaning: intensive cleaning traditionally done in spring.
- Deep clean: a very thorough cleaning.
- Major cleanup: a large-scale cleaning operation.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- While "tổng vệ sinh" itself is a fixed phrase, it is commonly part of instructions or announcements:
- Phát động tổng vệ sinh: to launch/initiate a general cleaning campaign.
- Làm tổng vệ sinh: to do a general/deep clean.