nguy kịch
Definition
- Adjective:
- Critical; in a critical condition: Describes a situation, typically a medical condition or state of affairs, that is extremely serious and dangerous, with a high risk of death or catastrophic failure.
- Perilous; dire: Refers to a state of extreme danger or emergency where the outcome is uncertain and potentially disastrous.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Bệnh nhân đang trong tình trạng nguy kịch. (The patient is in a critical condition.)
- Tình hình an ninh ở khu vực đó trở nên nguy kịch. (The security situation in that area has become perilous.)
- Sau vụ tai nạn, sức khỏe của ông ấy rất nguy kịch. (After the accident, his health was very critical.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used in formal or news contexts to describe severe medical prognoses, military situations, or political crises.
- Can modify abstract nouns like (situation), (situation/state), or (stage/phase).
Variants and Related Words
Nguy cấp (adj): urgent, critical. Often used interchangeably with nguy kịch, though nguy kịch may imply a slightly higher degree of immediate life-threatening danger.
- Tình hình nguy cấp đòi hỏi hành động tức thì. (The urgent situation requires immediate action.)
Nghiêm trọng (adj): serious, severe. A broader term for seriousness, not necessarily implying immediate mortal danger.
- Thương tích của anh ấy rất nghiêm trọng. (His injuries are very serious.)
Synonyms
- Critical: of the greatest importance to the way things might happen; at a point of crisis.
- Dire: extremely serious or urgent.
- Perilous: full of danger or risk.
Related Idioms and Phrases
Trong tình trạng nguy kịch: in a critical state/condition.
- Con tàu đang trong tình trạng nguy kịch và có thể chìm. (The ship is in a critical state and may sink.)
Cận kề nguy kịch: on the brink of a critical state; teetering on the edge.
- Cuộc đàm phán đã cận kề nguy kịch trước khi đạt được thỏa thuận. (The negotiations were on the brink of collapse before an agreement was reached.)