đô thị

[ʔɗo˧˧ tʰi˧˨ʔ]

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Meaning · English

(noun) a city, particularly an administrative division or urban area with a particular or designated size, population and wealth; in Vietnam, a đô thị simply refers to provincial capitals or thành phố thuộc thành phố trực thuộc trung ương, while a khu đô thị refers to technological hubs full of high-income

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Noun

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

quy hoạch đô thịurban planning
khu đô thịan urban area with specially planned and built residential and facility compounds
Khu vực này đang đô thị hóa rất nhanh.This area is urbanizing very quickly.

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Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗ Local usage: Đô thị is more current and widely used than the somewhat formal thành thị. [contributed-collins-enriched]

Common questions

What does “đô thị” mean?

(noun) a city, particularly an administrative division or urban area with a particular or designated size, population and wealth; in Vietnam, a đô thị simply refers to provincial capitals or thành phố thuộc thành phố trực thuộc trung ương, while a khu đô thị refers to technological hubs full of high-income

Is “đô thị” formal or informal?

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