que đun nước
Definition
- Noun:
- Immersion Heater, Electric Water Heater Element: A device, typically a metal rod or tube containing an electric heating element, designed to be immersed directly into a liquid (especially water) to heat it. It is commonly used for boiling water in a kettle, pot, or bucket.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Que đun nước bị hỏng nên ấm đun lâu sôi. (The immersion heater is broken, so the kettle takes a long time to boil.)
- Anh ấy mua một cái que đun nước mới cho phích đun điện. (He bought a new immersion heater for the electric thermos.)
- Hãy nhớ rút que đun nước ra trước khi đổ nước. (Remember to remove the immersion heater before pouring the water.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "que đun nước" is a descriptive compound noun in Vietnamese, literally "stick for boiling water." It is a common, everyday term for this household item.
- It is often used interchangeably with more technical terms like "thanh đốt nóng" (heating element) or "dây đun" in specific contexts, though "que đun nước" is the most direct and common.
Variants and Related Words
- Thanh đốt nóng / Phần tử đốt nóng (n): Heating element. A more general technical term.
- Bình đun siêu tốc (n): Electric kettle. The appliance that contains the "que đun nước".
- Đun (v): To boil, to heat (a liquid).
Synonyms
- Thermoplongeur (French loanword, technical): Immersion heater.
- Sulmersion heater (Anglicized/Vietnamese spelling variant): Immersion heater.
Related Phrases
- Lắp que đun nước: To install/fit an immersion heater.
- Thay que đun nước: To replace an immersion heater.
- Que đun nước bằng inox: Stainless steel immersion heater.
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Sulmersion heater
