nguy cơ
Definition
- Noun:
- Risk / Danger: A situation or condition that poses a serious threat of significant, often harmful, events or outcomes. It implies a high probability of something bad happening.
- Peril / Hazard: A state of being exposed to the possibility of loss, injury, or other adverse circumstances.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Khu vực này có nguy cơ lũ lụt cao. (This area has a high risk of flooding.)
- Nguy cơ bệnh tật đang gia tăng. (The risk of disease is increasing.)
- Họ đang đối mặt với nguy cơ phá sản. (They are facing the peril of bankruptcy.)
Advanced Usage
"nguy cơ tiềm ẩn": latent risk, hidden danger.
- Công nghệ mới luôn đi kèm những nguy cơ tiềm ẩn. (New technology always comes with latent risks.)
"đánh giá nguy cơ": risk assessment.
- Việc đánh giá nguy cơ là bước đầu tiên quan trọng. (Risk assessment is the first important step.)
Variants and Related Words
Nguy hiểm (adj/n): dangerous, danger. This is a more general term for danger, while nguy cơ specifically refers to the risk or probability of that danger occurring.
- Con đường này rất nguy hiểm. (This road is very dangerous.)
Rủi ro (n): risk, often used in financial or neutral contexts, sometimes with a slightly less severe connotation than nguy cơ.
- Đầu tư nào cũng có rủi ro. (Every investment carries some risk.)
Synonyms
- Risk: The possibility of something unpleasant or harmful happening.
- Peril: Serious and immediate danger.
- Hazard: A potential source of danger.
- Threat: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
Related Idioms
"Làm ngơ trước nguy cơ": to turn a blind eye to danger.
- Chính phủ không thể làm ngơ trước nguy cơ ô nhiễm. (The government cannot turn a blind eye to the danger of pollution.)
"Ở trong vòng nguy hiểm": to be in the danger zone (related concept).
- Ngôi làng đang ở trong vòng nguy hiểm. (The village is in the danger zone.)