Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Urgent, pressing, requiring immediate attention: Describes a situation, task, or need that cannot be delayed and must be dealt with immediately.
   • Needed quickly: Indicates that something is needed as soon as possible.

Usage

• As an adjective: Typically placed before a noun to modify it, or used after the verb "là" (to be) in a descriptive clause. It describes the state of the noun.
  • Công việc này rất cần cấp. (This task is very urgent.)
  • Đây là một nhu cầu cần cấp. (This is an urgent need.)

Usage Examples

• Modifying a noun:

  • Chúng tôi nhận được một yêu cầu cần cấp từ khách hàng. (We received an urgent request from the client.)
  • Bệnh nhân cần được chuyển đến bệnh viện trong tình trạng cần cấp. (The patient needs to be transferred to the hospital in an urgent condition.)

• In a descriptive clause:

  • Việc sửa chữa đường ống là cần cấp. (Repairing the pipe is urgent.)
  • Thư này có nội dung cần cấp. (This letter has urgent content.)

Advanced Usage

• "cần cấp" vs. "khẩn cấp": While both can mean "urgent," "khẩn cấp" is more common in modern Vietnamese and often implies a higher degree of emergency or crisis (e.g., - state of emergency). "Cần cấp" is less frequently used but is understood, often focusing on the pressing need rather than a crisis.
  • Công việc này cần cấp, nhưng chưa đến mức khẩn cấp. (This work is urgent, but not to the point of being an emergency.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cấp bách (adj): Pressing, urgent. A more formal synonym.

  • vấn đề cấp bách (a pressing issue)

• Khẩn (adj): Urgent (often used in telegrams or official contexts: điện khẩn - urgent telegram).

• Gấp (adj/informal): Urgent, quick. A very common colloquial term.
  • Làm gấp giùm tôi. (Please do it quickly/urgently for me.)

Synonyms

• Khẩn cấp: Emergency, urgent.
• Cấp bách: Pressing, urgent.
• Gấp: Quick, urgent (informal).

Related Phrases

• Việc cần cấp: Urgent matter/work.
• Nhu cầu cần cấp: Urgent need.
• Trường hợp cần cấp: Urgent case.

Notes on Usage

• Formality: The word "cần cấp" is marked as less commonly used (). In most contemporary situations, "khẩn cấp," "gấp," or "cấp bách" are preferred.
• Position: It functions primarily as an adjective and is not typically used as a verb or in verbal phrases.

1. (ít dùng) Urgent