Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Damaged or deteriorated: Describes a state where something has sustained physical harm, wear, or loss, reducing its value, functionality, or original condition.
   • Wasted or lost: Refers to something being diminished or used without productive result, often relating to resources, time, or effort.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sau trận bão, nhiều ngôi nhà bị hư hao. (After the storm, many houses were damaged.)
  • Hàng hóa vận chuyển đường dài dễ bị hư hao. (Goods transported over long distances are prone to damage.)
  • Thời gian và công sức bỏ ra đã bị hư hao vô ích. (The time and effort invested were wasted.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in formal or written contexts to assess loss, particularly in insurance, logistics, or property condition reports.
• It can describe both tangible objects (like machinery, buildings) and intangible things (like morale, plans).

Variants and Related Words

• Hư hỏng (adj): Broken, faulty, not working. Often implies a complete failure of function.

  • Chiếc máy tính này đã hư hỏng hoàn toàn. (This computer is completely broken.)

• Tổn hao (n/adj): Depletion, loss (often of energy, resources).

  • Sự tổn hao năng lượng là đáng kể. (The energy loss is significant.)

Synonyms

• Damaged: Impaired in value, usefulness, or condition.
• Deteriorated: Become worse in condition.
• Depleted: Reduced in amount or resources.
• Wasted: Used or expended carelessly or to no purpose.

Related Idioms

• Hư hao mất mát: A common paired phrase meaning "damage and loss," emphasizing both deterioration and the fact of losing something.
  • Công ty phải bồi thường mọi hư hao mất mát. (The company must compensate for all damage and loss.)

1. Suffer some damage and loss