cửa kính
Definition
- Noun:
- Glass door: A door constructed primarily with glass panels, allowing light to pass through and often providing visibility.
- Glass window: A window, especially one with a large single pane or made predominantly of glass, as part of a door or wall structure.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cửa kính văn phòng rất hiện đại. (The office glass door is very modern.)
- Lau sạch cửa kính. (Clean the glass window.)
- Anh ấy vô tình đập vỡ cửa kính. (He accidentally broke the glass door.)
Advanced Usage
- The term can refer to the glass component itself within a door or window frame, especially when it is a prominent or breakable feature.
- Thay một tấm cửa kính mới rất đắt. (Replacing a new pane of glass [for the door/window] is very expensive.)
Variants and Related Words
Cửa kính cường lực (n): Tempered glass door/window. A safety glass door that is strengthened to shatter into small, blunt pieces.
- Cửa kính cường lực an toàn hơn. (Tempered glass doors are safer.)
Cửa kính lùa (n): Sliding glass door.
- Cửa kính lùa ra vào ban công. (The sliding glass door leads to the balcony.)
Synonyms
- Glass door: A door made of glass.
- Glass pane: A sheet of glass used in a window or door.
- Window: An opening in a wall fitted with glass.
Related Idioms
- Vỡ như cửa kính: To break/shatter like glass; used metaphorically to describe something fragile that breaks easily or a plan that fails completely.
- Kế hoạch của họ vỡ như cửa kính. (Their plan shattered like glass.)