máy đào

Máy đào đang làm việc tại công trường xây dựng.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Excavator: A large, heavy construction machine used for digging, lifting, and moving earth, rock, or other materials. It typically consists of a cab mounted on a rotating platform, a boom, a stick, and a bucket operated by hydraulic pistons.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Máy đào đang làm việc tại công trường xây dựng. (The excavator is working at the construction site.)
  • Họ cần một chiếc máy đào lớn để đào móng. (They need a large excavator to dig the foundation.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "máy đào" can be part of more specific compound nouns in technical contexts, which are best learned as separate vocabulary items.
  • máy đào xúc: A common term for a backhoe loader or excavator-loader.
  • máy đào gầu ngược: Refers specifically to a backhoe (the digging arm on a tractor or excavator).

Variants and Related Words

• Máy xúc (noun): A very common synonym for "máy đào," also meaning excavator or digger. The terms are often used interchangeably.
• Xe cuốc (noun, colloquial): A colloquial term for an excavator.
• Máy ủi (noun): Bulldozer (a different type of earth-moving machine for pushing material).
• Máy cạp (noun): Scraper (a machine for scraping and moving layers of soil).

Synonyms

• Excavator
• Digger
• Mechanical shovel

Related Idioms

• This is a technical term for machinery and is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions.