xã viên
Definition
- Noun:
- Cooperative member: A person who is a formal member of a cooperative, sharing in its ownership, work, and benefits.
- Commune member: In historical contexts, particularly referring to a member of an agricultural production cooperative in Vietnam.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Ông tôi từng là một xã viên hợp tác xã nông nghiệp. (My grandfather was a member of an agricultural cooperative.)
- Các xã viên cùng họp bàn về kế hoạch sản xuất. (The cooperative members met together to discuss the production plan.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is strongly associated with the collectivization period in Vietnam's history, particularly from the late 1950s to the 1980s. It implies a specific socio-economic role within a planned economy structure.
Variants and Related Words
- Hợp tác xã (n): cooperative. The organization to which a belongs.
- Hợp tác xã này có hơn trăm xã viên. (This cooperative has over a hundred members.)
Synonyms
- Cooperative member: The direct equivalent in English.
- Co-operator: A less common synonym emphasizing the collaborative aspect.
Related Idioms
- While there are no direct idioms with , the concept is central to phrases describing the collective era, such as (subsidy period) or (to work collectively).