giàn

Thân thiện

Một giàn mướp xanh mướt che mát một góc vườn nhỏ.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A frame; a framework: A structure, typically made from bamboo, wood, metal, or other materials, consisting of beams or poles joined together to support climbing plants, provide shade, or hold objects.
   • A rack; a shelf: A simple structure of poles or beams attached to a wall, used for storing kitchen utensils or miscellaneous items.
   • A scaffold; scaffolding: A temporary structure used to support workers and materials during construction.
   • A truss; a gantry: A larger, engineered structural framework, often of metal or reinforced concrete, designed to bear heavy loads, such as the roof of a building, a bridge span, or part of a rocket.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ấy làm một giàn bằng tre cho cây bầu leo. (He built a frame from bamboo for the gourd plant to climb.)
  • Hãy lấy bát đĩa trên giàn bếp. (Please get the bowls and plates from the kitchen rack.)
  • Công nhân đang làm việc trên giàn giáo. (The workers are working on the scaffolding.)
  • Giàn khoan dầu này rất đồ sộ.* (This oil drilling rig is very massive.)

Advanced Usage

• "giàn chiến đấu": combat framework; a military term for a weapons platform or fighting position.

  • Phi công đã vào giàn chiến đấu. (The pilot entered the combat framework.)

• "giàn hỗn hợp": hybrid/mixed structure; an engineering term for a framework combining different materials or systems.

  • Cây cầu được xây dựng với một giàn hỗn hợp thép và bê tông. (The bridge was built with a hybrid structure of steel and concrete.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giàn giáo (n): scaffolding.

  • Cần kiểm tra an toàn giàn giáo trước khi thi công. (Safety of the scaffolding must be checked before construction.)

• Giàn phơi (n): clothes-drying rack.

  • Phơi quần áo lên giàn phơi. (Hang the clothes on the drying rack.)

• Giàn khoan (n): drilling rig.

  • Giàn khoan dầu khí ngoài khơi. (An offshore oil and gas drilling rig.)

Synonyms

• Framework: a supporting structure.
• Rack: a framework for holding items.
• Scaffold: a temporary platform.
• Structure: something built from parts.

Related Idioms

• Làm giàn: to build a framework; figuratively, to lay the groundwork or prepare the necessary conditions for something.
  • Họ đang làm giàn cho dự án mới. (They are laying the groundwork for the new project.)

Học thuật

noun

1. frame; frame-work