Definition

1. Verb:
   • To decrease, to decline, to diminish: The primary meaning of "giảm sút" is to become less in amount, intensity, quality, or degree. It implies a noticeable and often negative reduction or deterioration from a previous state.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Sức khỏe của ông ấy đã giảm sút nhiều sau trận ốm. (His health has declined significantly after the illness.)
  • Chất lượng sản phẩm có dấu hiệu giảm sút. (The product quality shows signs of deterioration.)
  • Doanh thu của công ty giảm sút trong quý này. (The company's revenue decreased this quarter.)

Advanced Usage

• "giảm sút tinh thần": a decline in morale or spirit.

  • Sự thất bại liên tiếp khiến tinh thần đội bóng giảm sút. (Consecutive failures caused the team's morale to decline.)

• "giảm sút uy tín": a loss of prestige or credibility.

  • Vụ bê bối khiến uy tín của tổ chức đó giảm sút nghiêm trọng. (The scandal caused that organization's prestige to seriously decline.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giảm (v): to reduce, to lower. This is a more general and neutral term for reduction.

  • Cửa hàng giảm giá 50%. (The store reduced prices by 50%.)

• Suy giảm (v): to wane, to diminish. Often used in formal or technical contexts, similar to "giảm sút" but can sound more clinical.

  • Sự suy giảm đa dạng sinh học. (The decline in biodiversity.)

Synonyms

• Decline: to become weaker or worse.
• Deteriorate: to become progressively worse.
• Diminish: to make or become less.
• Drop: to fall or decrease.

Related Idioms

• "giảm sút phong độ": to experience a drop in form or performance.
  • Cầu thủ đó đang giảm sút phong độ so với mùa giải trước. (That player's form is declining compared to last season.)

verb

1. to decrease, to decline