Definition

1. Noun:
   • Metalware, hardware: Objects, tools, or goods made from metal. This term broadly refers to metal products, from small tools and utensils to larger hardware items.
   • Metal (as a material): The solid material itself, typically hard, shiny, malleable, and fusible, with good electrical and thermal conductivity (e.g., iron, copper, aluminum).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cửa hàng này chuyên bán các đồ kim khí như đinh, ốc vít, và dao. (This shop specializes in selling metalware such as nails, screws, and knives.)
  • Sắt và đồng là những loại kim khí phổ biến. (Iron and copper are common types of metal.)
  • Anh ấy làm việc trong một xưởng kim khí. (He works in a metalware workshop.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "kim khí" is often used in commercial and industrial contexts to refer to the hardware trade or metal goods sector.
• In more technical or scientific contexts, the specific compound "kim loại" is more commonly used for "metal" as a pure material or element, while "kim khí" often implies processed or manufactured goods.

Variants and Related Words

• Kim loại (n): Metal (as a material or chemical element).
  • Vàng là một kim loại quý. (Gold is a precious metal.)
• Đồ kim khí (n): Metal goods, metalware. This is a common phrase synonymous with "kim khí."
  • Kho chứa đầy đồ kim khí. (The warehouse is full of metal goods.)
• Cửa hàng kim khí (n): Hardware store.
  • Tôi cần đến cửa hàng kim khí để mua một cái búa. (I need to go to the hardware store to buy a hammer.)

Synonyms

• Metalware: Articles made of metal.
• Hardware: Tools, implements, and other items made of metal.
• Metal: A solid material (e.g., iron, steel).

Related Terms and Phrases

• Hàng sắt: Iron goods (a subset of kim khí).
• Ngũ kim: A more formal or classical term for metals or metalware, sometimes used in trade names.

noun

1. metalware, hardware