dây kẽm

Người nông dân dùng dây kẽm để rào vườn.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Wire: A thin, flexible strand or rod of metal, typically zinc-coated steel, used for binding, fencing, or conducting electricity.
   • Galvanized wire: Specifically refers to wire that has been coated with zinc to prevent rust, commonly used in construction, agriculture, and crafts.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Người nông dân dùng dây kẽm để rào vườn. (The farmer uses wire to fence the garden.)
  • Hãy cắt cho tôi một đoạn dây kẽm. (Please cut me a piece of wire.)
  • Dây kẽm này đã bị gỉ sét. (This wire has rusted.)

Advanced Usage

• In technical or industrial contexts, "dây kẽm" can specify the material (zinc-coated) and gauge (thickness) for particular applications, such as in binding rebar in concrete or creating wire mesh.

Variants and Related Words

• Dây thép (n): Steel wire. Often used interchangeably with "dây kẽm," but can imply uncoated or high-tensile steel wire.

  • Dây thép thường cứng hơn dây kẽm. (Steel wire is often harder than galvanized wire.)

• Lưới kẽm (n): Wire mesh, chicken wire.

  • Họ quây lưới kẽm quanh chuồng gà. (They put wire mesh around the chicken coop.)

Synonyms

• Wire: A general term for a metal strand.
• Galvanized wire: Wire coated with zinc.
• Baling wire: Stiff wire used for tying bales of hay or for makeshift repairs.

Related Idioms

• : To be as taut as a wire. Used to describe something stretched very tight or a person who is extremely tense.
  • Sau giờ làm, dây thần kinh của anh ấy căng như dây kẽm. (After work, his nerves were as taut as a wire.)