giấy gói
Definition
- Noun:
- Wrapping paper: Paper specifically designed or used for covering or enclosing an item, typically for protection, presentation, or concealment of its contents. This is the primary and most common meaning.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cô ấy mua giấy gói màu đỏ để gói quà Giáng sinh. (She bought red wrapping paper to wrap Christmas gifts.)
- Người bán hàng dùng giấy gói bọc cuốn sách cẩn thận. (The shopkeeper used wrapping paper to carefully wrap the book.)
- Hãy tái sử dụng giấy gói nếu có thể. (Please reuse wrapping paper if possible.)
Advanced Usage
- The term can be used in a broader commercial or industrial context to refer to plain, often brown or white, paper used for packaging goods, not necessarily for decorative gift-giving.
- Các bức tượng dễ vỡ được bọc trong nhiều lớp giấy gói trước khi đóng thùng. (The fragile statues were wrapped in multiple layers of wrapping/packaging paper before being crated.)
Variants and Related Words
- Giấy gói quà (n): Gift wrap. This is a more specific compound term for decorative wrapping paper.
- Cửa hàng văn phòng phẩm có nhiều loại giấy gói quà đẹp. (The stationery store has many beautiful types of gift wrap.)
Synonyms
- Wrapping paper: The direct and most accurate synonym.
- Packaging paper: Emphasizes the protective function rather than decoration.
Related Terms and Phrases
- Gói (động từ): To wrap. This is the verb from which the noun phrase is derived.
- Bạn có thể gói hộp quà này được không? (Can you wrap this gift box?)
- Bọc (động từ): To cover, to wrap. A synonym for "gói" in this context.
- Hãy bọc đồ ăn thừa lại. (Please wrap the leftovers.)