vườn bách thú
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Definition
- 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).