than gỗ

than gỗ

Người thợ đốt than gỗ trong lò để sưởi ấm.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Charcoal: A black, porous, solid fuel produced by heating wood (or other organic materials) in the absence of air. It is used for cooking, heating, and in industrial processes.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • Chúng tôi nướng thịt bằng than gỗ. (We grill meat with charcoal.)
    • Than gỗ cháy lâu và tỏa nhiệt cao. (Charcoal burns for a long time and gives off intense heat.)
    • Lò sản xuất than gỗ nằm trong rừng. (The charcoal kiln is located in the forest.)
Advanced Usage
  • "than gỗ hoạt tính": activated charcoal.
    • Than gỗ hoạt tính được dùng để lọc nước. (Activated charcoal is used to filter water.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Than củi (n): charcoal. This is a common synonym.

    • Mua một bao than củi. (Buy a bag of charcoal.)

  • Than tổ ong (n): honeycomb charcoal briquette. A processed form of charcoal.

    • Than tổ ong tiện lợi cho các quán ăn. (Honeycomb briquettes are convenient for food stalls.)
Synonyms
  • Charcoal: The direct and most common translation.
  • Wood coal: A literal, descriptive term.
Related Idioms
  • Đen như than: as black as coal/charcoal.
    • Căn phòng không đèn, đen như than. (The room had no lights; it was as black as coal.)