cốt thép
Definition
- Noun:
- Steel reinforcement / Rebar: The primary meaning of "cốt thép" refers to steel bars or mesh embedded within concrete to provide tensile strength and structural support, creating reinforced concrete.
- Skeleton frame (figurative): It can metaphorically describe the essential, strong, and supporting framework of a system or structure.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Công nhân đang đặt cốt thép trước khi đổ bê tông. (Workers are placing the steel reinforcement before pouring the concrete.)
- Trong câu chuyện, tình bạn là cốt thép giúp họ vượt qua khó khăn. (In the story, friendship is the steel frame that helps them overcome difficulties.)
Advanced Usage
- "bê-tông cốt thép": reinforced concrete.
- Tòa nhà này được xây bằng bê-tông cốt thép. (This building is constructed with reinforced concrete.)
Variants and Related Words
Thép (n): steel.
- Thép là vật liệu quan trọng trong xây dựng. (Steel is an important material in construction.)
Cốt (n): core, essence, framework.
- Cốt truyện rất hấp dẫn. (The plot/core of the story is very captivating.)
Synonyms
- Reinforcement: material used to strengthen a structure.
- Rebar: a common term for steel reinforcing bar.
- Armature: a framework or core used for support.
Related Terms
- Kết cấu cốt thép: steel structure or framework.
- Kết cấu cốt thép của cầu đã hoàn thành. (The steel structure of the bridge is complete.)