Definition

1. Noun:
   • Tar: A thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the destructive distillation of organic materials such as wood, coal, or petroleum. It is primarily used for road surfacing, roofing, and as a sealant or preservative.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Con đường mới được trải một lớp hắc ín. (The new road was surfaced with a layer of tar.)
  • Mùi hắc ín rất nồng và khó chịu. (The smell of tar is very strong and unpleasant.)
  • Thùng chứa hắc ín bị rò rỉ. (The barrel containing the tar was leaking.)

Advanced Usage

• "đen như hắc ín": (as) black as tar; used to describe something extremely dark in color.
  • Bầu trời đêm đen như hắc ín. (The night sky was as black as tar.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhựa đường: Asphalt, bitumen. While often used interchangeably in casual Vietnamese, "nhựa đường" more specifically refers to the mixture used for paving roads, which contains bitumen (a component related to tar).
• Dầu hắc: An older or less common term for tar.

Synonyms

• Tar: The direct and most common translation.
• Bitumen: A more technical term for a viscous mixture of hydrocarbons, similar to tar.
• Pitch: A thick, dark substance obtained from tar or turpentine.

Related Phrases

• Trải hắc ín: To tar, to surface with tar.
  • Công nhân đang trải hắc ín trên đường. (The workers are tarring the road.)
• Vết hắc ín: A tar stain.
  • Vết hắc ín trên quần áo rất khó giặt. (Tar stains on clothes are very hard to wash out.)

Related Idioms

• Dính như hắc ín: (To stick) like tar; used to describe something or someone that is very sticky, clingy, or difficult to get rid of.
  • Lời hứa đó dính như hắc ín trong tâm trí anh ấy. (That promise stuck in his mind like tar.)

noun

1. tar