thợ sàng
Definition
- Noun:
- Sifter: A worker who operates a sieve or screen to separate finer particles from coarser ones, or to separate wanted materials from unwanted debris.
- Siever / Screener: A person whose job is to perform the action of sifting, often in an industrial or agricultural context such as mining, construction, or food processing.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Những người thợ sàng đang làm việc tại mỏ than. (The sifters are working at the coal mine.)
- Công việc của một thợ sàng là phân loại cát theo kích cỡ hạt. (The job of a siever is to sort sand by grain size.)
- Sau khi thu hoạch, lúa được đưa đến cho các thợ sàng. (After harvest, the rice is taken to the screeners.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is occupational and is often used in the context of manual or industrial labor. It specifies the tool ( - sieve) used to perform the core task.
Variants and Related Words
- Sàng (v/n): To sift; a sieve or screen.
- Họ sàng gạo để loại bỏ trấu. (They sift the rice to remove husks.)
- Công nhân sàng lọc (n): Screening worker (a more formal or industrial term).
- Thợ tuyển quặng (n): Ore dressing worker (a related, more specialized role in mining).
Synonyms
- Siever
- Screener
- Sifter
Related Idioms
- Làm như thợ sàng: To do something as a sifter would (implies a repetitive, back-and-forth, or sorting action).
- Anh ấy đọc tài liệu làm như thợ sàng ấy. (He read through the documents meticulously, like a sifter [checking everything].)