chịu lửa
Definition
- 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.)