gân cốt
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- 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.)