thép
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Definition
- Noun:
- Steel: A strong, hard, and malleable alloy of iron and a small amount of carbon.
- Steely quality, iron will: Used metaphorically to describe something or someone with extreme hardness, resilience, or an unyielding will.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Công ty này chuyên sản xuất thép. (This company specializes in producing steel.)
- Cây cầu được làm bằng thép. (The bridge is made of steel.)
- Anh ấy có ý chí thép. (He has a will of steel / an iron will.)
- Trái tim thép của người lính. (The soldier's heart of steel.)
Advanced Usage
- "cứng như thép": (as hard as steel) - Used to describe something extremely hard or a person with unwavering resolve.
- Sau nhiều năm luyện tập, cơ bắp của anh ấy cứng như thép. (After many years of training, his muscles are as hard as steel.)
- "con người thép": (a man of steel) - A metaphorical term for a person with extraordinary endurance, strength, or determination.
- Vị tướng ấy được mệnh danh là con người thép. (That general is known as a man of steel.)
Variants and Related Words
- Thép lá (n): Sheet steel.
- Thép không gỉ / Thép inox (n): Stainless steel.
- Thép tôi (n): Tempered steel.
- Thép non (n): Mild steel.
- Thép hình (n): Structural steel (e.g., I-beam).
- Luyện thép (v): To smelt/forge steel.
- Nhà máy thép (n): Steel mill, steelworks.
Synonyms
- Sắt (n): Iron (a related but distinct metal; steel is an alloy of iron).
- Gang (n): Cast iron (another iron-carbon alloy with higher carbon content than steel).
Related Idioms and Expressions
- "Ý chí thép": (Iron will / steely determination) - An idiom for unwavering determination.
- Cô ấy vượt qua khó khăn nhờ ý chí thép. (She overcame the difficulties thanks to her iron will.)
- "Ăn thép" / "Bú thép": (To eat/feed at another's expense) - An old, colloquial idiom meaning to take advantage of or live off someone else.