Definition

1. Verb:
   • To overcome; to surmount: To successfully deal with and prevail against a problem, difficulty, or obstacle.
   • To remedy; to rectify; to make good: To correct a shortcoming, defect, or fault.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Chúng tôi đã khắc phục sự cố kỹ thuật. (We have overcome the technical issue.)
  • Cô ấy quyết tâm khắc phục mọi khó khăn. (She is determined to surmount all difficulties.)
  • Anh ấy đang cố gắng khắc phục những khuyết điểm của bản thân. (He is trying to rectify his personal shortcomings.)

Advanced Usage

• The word often implies a conscious, effortful process of confronting and solving a problem or improving a flawed condition. It is commonly used in formal, technical, and self-improvement contexts.

Variants and Related Words

• Khắc phục hậu quả (v): To overcome/remediate the consequences.
  • Cần khắc phục hậu quả của cơn bão. (It is necessary to remedy the consequences of the storm.)

Synonyms

• Overcome: To defeat or succeed in dealing with a problem.
• Surmount: To overcome a difficulty or obstacle.
• Remedy: To rectify or put right an undesirable situation.
• Rectify: To correct something that is wrong.

Related Idioms

• While "khắc phục" itself is not typically part of idioms, it is a key term in common phrases like (the spirit of overcoming difficulties).

1. Overcome, surmount, make good
   • Khắc phục trở ngại, khó khăn
     To overcome obstacles and difficulties
   • Khắc phục khuyết điểm
     To make good one's shortcomings