0 a building with simple accommodation, especially for young people, hikers etc -- nhà trọ
a youth hostel.
1 a building where students etc may live -- ký túc xác
a nurses’ hostel.
The sensitivity of the ovary to living arrangements became even clearer when the 49 students living in flats and hostels were separated from the 49 who lived with relatives.
To cater to the growing number of immigrants, a range of popular restaurants, workers' hostels, and bathhouses started to crowd the main thoroughfares of these areas.
Played back in countless places, it is now a kind of expandable and retractable architecture, mapping and remapping social spaces in homes, college hostels, marketplaces, parties and picnics.
While most day centres and hostels for homeless people cater for all ages, their facilities and out-reach and resettlement work are usually dominated by adolescents and young adults.
However, it is to contend that homeless people should be permitted to 'vote with their feet' if they feel that the hostels available to them are unacceptable.
One older, male rough sleeper remarked: seen violence and trouble in hostels, but not so much on the streets, you can pick your friends on the street.
While many hostels provide a high-quality, safe and supportive place for homeless people, others remain intimidating and threatening environments, or at least are perceived as such by some homeless people.
The female members were particularly active in efforts to set up hostels, creches, and evening classes.
