đóng kiện
Definition
- Verb:
- To pack into bales or bundles: The primary meaning of "đóng kiện" is the action of packing, compressing, and securing goods (typically loose materials like straw, cotton, scrap, or paper) into compact, manageable units called "kiện" (bales or bundles) for storage or transport.
- To bale: Specifically refers to the process of using machinery (e.g., a baler) or manual labor to create these dense packages.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Công nhân đang đóng kiện rơm để xuất khẩu. (Workers are baling straw for export.)
- Giấy vụn sau đó sẽ được đóng kiện và đưa đi tái chế. (Scrap paper will then be packed into bales and sent for recycling.)
- Họ đóng kiện bông cẩn thận trước khi chuyển lên tàu. (They carefully baled the cotton before loading it onto the ship.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is highly specific to logistics, agriculture, and recycling industries. The "kiện" created is often bound with wire, strapping, or twine.
- "đóng thành kiện": to pack into bales. This is a common extended phrase with the same core meaning.
- Hàng hóa được đóng thành kiện chắc chắn. (The goods were packed into sturdy bales.)
Variants and Related Words
Kiện hàng (n): a pack, a bale, a bundle (referring to the packed unit itself).
- Một kiện hàng nặng 50 kg. (A bale weighing 50 kg.)
Đóng gói (v): to pack, to package. This is a more general term for packaging goods, not specifically into bales.
- Đóng gói quà. (To wrap a gift.)
Nén (v): to compress. This describes the pressing action involved in baling.
Synonyms
- To bale: The most direct synonym, especially for agricultural products.
- To pack into bales/bundles: A descriptive synonym.
- To bundle: Can be similar, though "bundle" may imply less compression.
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