kháp
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Definition
- Verb:
- To join, to fit together, to mortise: To precisely connect or assemble two or more parts so that they match and interlock perfectly, often used in carpentry or woodworking.
- To adjust, to make fit: To modify or align something so that it fits correctly with another part.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Anh thợ mộc đang kháp các mảnh gỗ để làm cửa. (The carpenter is fitting the wood pieces together to make a door.)
- Phải kháp cho thật vừa thì bộ bàn ghế mới chắc chắn. (You must join them very precisely for the table and chair set to be sturdy.)
- Công đoạn kháp mộng đòi hỏi sự tỉ mỉ cao. (The process of mortising requires high meticulousness.)
Advanced Usage
- "kháp khít": to fit together very tightly and seamlessly.
- Hai mảnh gỗ kháp khít vào nhau, không thấy khe hở. (The two wood pieces fit together seamlessly, with no gap visible.)
- "kháp vào": to fit into, to slot into.
- Chốt cửa phải kháp vào lỗ một cách chính xác. (The door latch must fit into the hole accurately.)
Variants and Related Words
- Khớp (Verb/Noun): A more common general term meaning "to fit", "to match", or "joint". While similar, "khớp" has a broader usage beyond carpentry (e.g., gears fitting, ideas matching).
- Lắp (Verb): To assemble, to install. This implies putting parts together, which may or may not involve the precise fitting denoted by "kháp".
- Mộng (Noun): Mortise, tenon. This is the name for the joint itself that is being fitted during "kháp".
Synonyms
- Lắp ráp: to assemble.
- Ghép nối: to connect, to join.
- Điều chỉnh cho vừa: to adjust to fit.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Kháp lại: to re-fit, to adjust again.
- Chi tiết này hơi lệch, cần phải kháp lại. (This part is slightly off, it needs to be re-fitted.)
Related Idioms
- Vừa như kháp: (fits) as if custom-made; a perfect fit. This idiom emphasizes something fitting together perfectly.
- Cánh cửa mới vừa như kháp với khung. (The new door fits the frame perfectly.)
- Join, fit, mortise
- Kháp mộng tủTo fit the mortieses the pieces of a wardrobe