Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Fire-resistant, fireproof: Describes a material or object's ability to withstand high temperatures without being damaged, burning, or melting.
   • Refractory: Specifically used in technical/industrial contexts for materials that retain their strength and form at very high temperatures.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Gạch chịu lửa thường được dùng để xây lò nung. (Fire-resistant bricks are often used to build kilns.)
  • Vật liệu này rất chịu lửa, nó không bị chảy ở nhiệt độ cao. (This material is very fire-resistant; it does not melt at high temperatures.)
  • Cửa chịu lửa giúp ngăn đám cháy lan sang các phòng khác. (A fireproof door helps prevent the fire from spreading to other rooms.)

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Industrial Context: Used to describe specialized materials in construction, metallurgy, and manufacturing.
  • Lớp lót trong lò cao được làm từ vật liệu chịu lửa đặc biệt. (The lining inside the blast furnace is made from a special refractory material.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chịu nhiệt (adj): Heat-resistant (a broader term that includes resistance to high temperatures from sources other than fire).
• Không cháy (adj): Non-flammable, incombustible (emphasizes the property of not catching fire).
• Vật liệu chịu lửa (noun phrase): Refractory material, fire-resistant material.

Synonyms

• Khả năng chống cháy: Fire resistance capability.
• Bền lửa: Durable against fire (less common).

Related Phrases

• Thử nghiệm chịu lửa (noun phrase): Fire resistance test.
  • Sản phẩm phải trải qua một loạt các thử nghiệm chịu lửa. (The product must undergo a series of fire resistance tests.)

Related Idioms

Note: "Chịu lửa" itself is a technical term and is not commonly used in figurative idioms. However, the verb "chịu" is part of many idioms. - Chịu đựng thử thách: To endure trials (figurative, using "chịu" but not "chịu lửa"). - Anh ấy đã chịu đựng được mọi thử thách. (He has endured every trial.)