Chai nhựa có biểu tượng tái chế.

to have

Breakdown of Chai nhựa có biểu tượng tái chế.

• chai nhựa: the plastic bottle
• biểu tượng tái chế: the recycling symbol

Questions & Answers about Chai nhựa có biểu tượng tái chế.

What does each word in Chai nhựa có biểu tượng tái chế mean?

Here is a word-by-word breakdown:

• chai = bottle
• nhựa = plastic
• có = have / has
• biểu tượng = symbol, icon
• tái chế = recycle / recycling / recycled, depending on context

So the structure is basically:

• Chai nhựa = plastic bottle
• có = has
• biểu tượng tái chế = recycling symbol

Overall, the sentence means that the plastic bottle has a recycling symbol on it.

Why is it chai nhựa and not a word order like English plastic bottle?

Vietnamese usually puts the main noun first and the describing word after it.

So:

• chai = bottle
• nhựa = plastic

Together, chai nhựa literally looks like bottle plastic, but in natural English that becomes plastic bottle.

This is very common in Vietnamese:

• bàn gỗ = wooden table
• nhà gạch = brick house
• áo trắng = white shirt

So the pattern is often:

• noun + describing word

What exactly does có mean here?