Definition

Noun: * Cardboard: A stiff, thick paper material, often made from wood pulp, used for making boxes, packaging, and other rigid containers.

Usage Examples

• (He used cardboard to pack old books.)
• (The cardboard boxes have been neatly stacked in the warehouse.)
• (This toy is packaged in a very sturdy cardboard box.)

Advanced Usage

• "bằng cạt tông": made of cardboard.
  • Chiếc mô hình đó làm bằng cạt tông. (That model is made of cardboard.)
• "tấm cạt tông": a sheet of cardboard.
  • Cô ấy cần một tấm cạt tông lớn để vẽ poster. (She needs a large sheet of cardboard to draw a poster.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giấy bồi / Giấy cứng: These are other Vietnamese terms for cardboard, emphasizing its layered/stiff nature. "Cạt tông" is a direct phonetic borrowing from the French "carton".
• Bìa cứng: Often refers to hardcover (of a book) or a stiff type of paper/board, but can be used similarly in some contexts.
• Thùng cạt tông / Hộp cạt tông: Cardboard box. This is a compound noun where "cạt tông" specifies the material.

Synonyms

• Carton (noun): A direct synonym, also from French, commonly used interchangeably with "cạt tông".
• Cardboard box (noun phrase): Specifically refers to the container made from this material.

Notes on Usage

• "Cạt tông" is a noun and is typically used as an uncountable noun when referring to the material itself (like "cardboard" in English).
• When referring to a specific box, the compound forms "thùng cạt tông" or "hộp cạt tông" (cardboard box) are more precise and common than using "cạt tông" alone.

noun

1. Cardboard
   • hộp cạt tông
     Carboard box