Definition

1. Noun:
   • Tendons and bones: The literal anatomical meaning, referring to the physical structures of tendons and bones in the body.
   • Physical strength, muscular force: A figurative meaning, referring to one's overall physical strength, vigor, or muscular power.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Literal: tendons and bones):

  • Bài tập này giúp kéo giãn gân cốt. (This exercise helps stretch the tendons and bones.)
  • Chấn thương ảnh hưởng trực tiếp đến gân cốt. (The injury directly affects the tendons and bones.)

• Noun (Figurative: physical strength):

  • Anh ấy có bộ gân cốt rất rắn chắc. (He has a very sturdy physique / He is very strong.)
  • Công việc này đòi hỏi gân cốt tốt. (This job requires good physical strength.)

Advanced Usage

• "tráng kiện gân cốt": to have a robust and strong physique.

  • Dù đã lớn tuổi nhưng ông ấy vẫn tráng kiện gân cốt. (Even though he is old, he still has a robust physique.)

• "vận động cho gân cốt dẻo dai": to exercise to make the body (tendons and bones) supple and durable.

  • Bà thường đi bộ mỗi sáng để vận động cho gân cốt dẻo dai. (She often walks every morning to exercise for a supple body.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gân (noun): tendon, sinew.

  • Bị đứt gân Achilles. (To have a torn Achilles tendon.)

• Cốt (noun): bone. Also used figuratively to mean essence or core.

  • cốt truyện (plot/storyline), cốt lõi (core, essence).

Synonyms

• Sức lực (noun): strength, force (closest synonym for the figurative meaning).
• Thể lực (noun): physical strength, stamina.
• Vóc dáng (noun): physique, build (more about appearance than pure strength).

Related Phrases

• Gân guốc (adjective): describing someone as sturdy, brawny, or tough-looking.
  • Anh chàng trông rất gân guốc. (The guy looks very brawny.)

Related Idioms

• "Có gân có cốt": to be strong and substantial; to have both sinew and bone. Used to describe something or someone as physically strong or an argument/idea as having solid substance.
  • Lập luận của anh ấy rất có gân có cốt. (His argument is very substantial/well-founded.)
  • Muốn làm nghề này phải có gân có cốt. (To do this job, you must be physically strong.)

noun

1. tendons and bones