Definition

1. Noun:
   • Zoo: A public garden or park where many different types of living animals are kept so that people can see them and study them.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cuối tuần này, bố mẹ sẽ đưa chúng tôi đến vườn bách thú. (This weekend, our parents will take us to the zoo.)
  • Vườn bách thú Hà Nội có rất nhiều loài thú quý hiếm. (Hanoi Zoo has many rare animal species.)
  • Các nhà khoa học thường đến vườn bách thú để nghiên cứu tập tính động vật. (Scientists often go to the zoo to study animal behavior.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "vườn bách thú" is a compound noun. Its literal meaning is "garden of a hundred animals," which clearly describes its function. It is the standard and formal term for a zoo in Vietnamese.

Variants and Related Words

• Sở thú (n): This is another common and synonymous term for "zoo" in Vietnamese, used interchangeably with "vườn bách thú".
  • Trẻ em rất thích đi sở thú. (Children love going to the zoo.)
• Vườn thú (n): A slightly shorter, but still correct and common, variant meaning "animal garden" or "zoo".
  • Chúng tôi đã chụp ảnh ở vườn thú. (We took pictures at the zoo.)

Synonyms

• Zoo (zoological garden): The direct English equivalent.
• Menagerie: A collection of wild animals kept in captivity for exhibition. (This is a less common synonym.)
• Wildlife park: Often implies a larger area where animals roam in more natural enclosures.

Related Idioms

• There are no common idioms directly using the phrase "vườn bách thú". However, one might humorously describe a very noisy or chaotic place as (as noisy as a zoo).

noun

1. zoo