chỗ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cho"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sometimes compared to Chinese 處 (MC tsyhoH).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕow˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cow˨˩˦]

• Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City)

  (file)

Noun

chỗ • (𡓇, 𡊲, 󱢙, 󱰯, 祖)

1. a seat
2. a space; area; room
3. a place; spot; site; location

   Synonyms: nơi, chốn

Usage notes

• chỗ is more colloquial than nơi, which is more often seen in formal register, and chốn, which is literary.

Derived terms

• chỗ đứng (“foothold”)
• chỗ kín (“genitalia”)
• chỗ phạm (“weak spot”)
• gãi đúng chỗ ngứa
• giẫm chân tại chỗ
• giữ chỗ (“to book seats”)
• hết chỗ nói
• lỗ chỗ (“perforated; with many holes”)
• ngồi chưa ấm chỗ
• ngồi chưa nóng chỗ
• nước chảy chỗ trũng
• tại chỗ (“immediate”)