Definition

1. Noun:
   • Sap: The liquid that circulates within plants, carrying water and nutrients.
   • Resin; Gum: A sticky, often aromatic, organic substance secreted by some plants and trees.
   • Asphalt; Tar: A black, viscous mixture used for surfacing roads or waterproofing.
   • Plastic: A synthetic material made from polymers, used to make a wide variety of products.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cây bị chặt sẽ chảy nhựa. (A cut tree will leak sap.)
  • Nhựa thông được dùng để sản xuất colophan. (Pine resin is used to produce colophony.)
  • Con đường này đã được trải nhựa. (This road has been paved with asphalt.)
  • Chiếc ghế này làm bằng nhựa rất bền. (This chair is made of durable plastic.)

Advanced Usage

• "Nhựa sống": Literally "living sap/resin," a poetic term for the vital essence or life force within a plant or, metaphorically, within a person or community.
  • Nhựa sống của cây cổ thụ ấy đã nuôi dưỡng cả khu rừng. (The living sap of that ancient tree nourished the entire forest.)
• "Nhựa đường": A compound word specifically meaning "asphalt" or "tarmac" for road surfaces.
  • Công nhân đang đổ nhựa đường để sửa lại đoạn đường hư hỏng. (Workers are pouring asphalt to repair the damaged road section.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chất nhựa: A general term for "resinous substance" or "gummy substance."
• Cây có nhựa: Resinous tree.
• Nhựa cây: Tree sap or resin (a more specific compound term).
• Đồ nhựa: Plastic items/goods.

Synonyms

• Mủ: (For plant sap/resin, often when milky or latex-like) Latex.
• Chất dẻo: (For plastic) Plastic material.
• Hắc ín: (For tar) Tar, pitch.

Related Phrases (Compound Words)

• Cao su: Rubber (a specific natural product from latex/sap).
• Nhựa tổng hợp: Synthetic resin.
• Nhựa thông: Pine resin/rosin.
• Tấm nhựa: Plastic sheet/panel.

Related Idioms

• "Cạn nhựa sống": Literally "to run out of living sap," meaning to be exhausted, drained of vitality, or nearing the end of life/energy.
  • Sau trận ốm nặng, ông ấy như đã cạn nhựa sống. (After the serious illness, he seemed drained of all vitality.)

noun

1. (Bot) resin; gum; asphalt