vùng đất
Definition
- Noun:
- A region or area of land: A specific, often large, geographical area with defined or perceived boundaries. It emphasizes the land itself as a territory or zone.
- A territory: A tract of land, especially one considered in terms of its political control, ownership, or distinctive characteristics.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Đây là một vùng đất màu mỡ. (This is a fertile region.)
- Họ khám phá một vùng đất mới. (They explored a new territory.)
- Vùng đất này trước đây là biển. (This area of land was formerly sea.)
Advanced Usage
- The term can be used in literary or formal contexts to evoke a sense of a distinct, often historically or culturally significant, land.
- Truyền thuyết kể về một vùng đất hứa. (The legend tells of a promised land.)
Variants and Related Words
Vùng (n): region, area, zone. A more general term for an area, which can apply to land, sea, or abstract concepts.
- vùng núi (mountainous region), vùng biển (maritime zone).
Đất đai (n): land, real estate. Often refers to land as a property or asset.
- tư liệu đất đai (land records).
Lãnh thổ (n): territory. Strongly emphasizes political or national sovereignty over a geographical area.
- lãnh thổ quốc gia (national territory).
Synonyms
- Region: A large, usually continuous area of land.
- Area: A particular part of a place, piece of land, or country.
- Territory: An area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state, or a tract of land with a characteristic feature.
Related Idioms
- Vùng đất hứa: The promised land. Refers to a place or situation of expected happiness and fulfillment.
- Nơi đây được coi như vùng đất hứa cho các nhà đầu tư. (This place is considered the promised land for investors.)