hòa tan
- Verb:
- To dissolve: To cause the molecules of a substance to separate and mix uniformly with the molecules of a liquid, forming a homogeneous liquid mixture. This describes the process where a solid, gas, or liquid solute integrates into a liquid solvent.
- Verb:
- Đường sẽ hòa tan trong nước nóng. (Sugar will dissolve in hot water.)
- Chúng ta cần hòa tan viên thuốc này trong nước trước khi uống. (We need to dissolve this pill in water before drinking.)
- Muối hòa tan dễ dàng. (Salt dissolves easily.)
"Hòa tan hoàn toàn": To dissolve completely.
- Khuấy cho đến khi bột hòa tan hoàn toàn. (Stir until the powder dissolves completely.)
"Khả năng hòa tan": Solubility (the property of being dissolvable).
- Khả năng hòa tan của chất này rất thấp. (The solubility of this substance is very low.)
Sự hòa tan (noun): Dissolution, the process or result of dissolving.
- Sự hòa tan của muối xảy ra nhanh chóng. (The dissolution of salt happens quickly.)
Có thể hòa tan (adjective phrase): Soluble.
- Chất này có thể hòa tan trong cồn. (This substance is soluble in alcohol.)
Không hòa tan (adjective phrase): Insoluble.
- Dầu không hòa tan trong nước. (Oil is insoluble in water.)
Tan: To melt, to dissolve (often used more generally for solids becoming liquid, but can be synonymous in context).
- Đá tan trong nước ấm. (The ice melts/dissolves in warm water.)
Phân tán: To disperse (implies spreading out particles, not necessarily forming a homogeneous solution).
- Chất lỏng giúp phân tán các hạt bột. (The liquid helps disperse the powder particles.)
- Dung dịch hòa tan (noun phrase): A solution (the homogeneous mixture resulting from dissolution).
- Đây là một dung dịch hòa tan bão hòa. (This is a saturated solution.)
Note: The word "hòa tan" itself is a technical/scientific term and is not commonly used in figurative idioms. However, the concept can be applied metaphorically. - Hòa tan vào (figurative): To blend into, to assimilate into (a group, atmosphere). - Cô ấy nhanh chóng hòa tan vào cuộc sống mới. (She quickly blended into her new life.)