thuá»· tinh

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Glass: A hard, brittle, and typically transparent or translucent material, often used for making windows, containers, and lenses. It is made by fusing sand with other materials like soda and lime.
   • (Astronomy, archaic) Mercury: An old or poetic term for the planet Mercury.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Material):
  • Cửa sổ làm bằng thuỷ tinh. (The window is made of glass.)
  • Cô ấy cẩn thận lau chùi đồ thuỷ tinh. (She carefully cleans the glassware.)
• Noun (Astronomy):
  • Sao Thuỷ tinh là hành tinh gần Mặt Trời nhất. (The planet Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun.)

Advanced Usage

• "thuỷ tinh thể": (anatomy) The crystalline lens of the eye.
  • Thuỷ tinh thể giúp mắt điều tiết để nhìn rõ. (The crystalline lens helps the eye focus to see clearly.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đồ thuỷ tinh (n): Glassware; objects made of glass.

  • Cô ấy sưu tập đồ thuỷ tinh cổ. (She collects antique glassware.)

• Xưởng thuỷ tinh / Nhà máy thuỷ tinh (n): Glassworks; a factory where glass is made.

  • Xưởng thuỷ tinh đó sản xuất chai lọ. (That glassworks produces bottles.)

• Thợ thuỷ tinh (n): Glassmaker; a person who makes or works with glass.

  • Người thợ thuỷ tinh đang thổi tạo hình chiếc bình. (The glassmaker is blowing to shape the vase.)

Synonyms

• Glass: The transparent material.
• Mercury: The planet (in specific contexts).

Related Terms

• Kính: This is a more common, general word for "glass" (as in a pane) or "eyeglasses." often refers specifically to the material itself or objects made from it.
• Sao Thuỷ: The modern, standard astronomical name for the planet Mercury.