sút kém to

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Definition
  1. Verb phrase:
    • To deteriorate, to decline: To become progressively worse in quality, condition, value, or ability. It describes a noticeable downward trend or weakening from a previous state.
Usage Examples
  • Verb phrase:
    • Sức khỏe của ông ấy đã sút kém đi nhiều sau trận ốm. (His health has deteriorated a lot after the illness.)
    • Chất lượng dịch vụ tại khách sạn này đang sút kém. (The service quality at this hotel is declining.)
    • Kết quả học tập của nó sút kém vì lười ôn bài. (His academic results have declined because he is lazy to review his lessons.)
Advanced Usage
  • The phrase "sút kém" often implies a comparison to a former, better standard or state. It is frequently used to discuss intangible qualities like health, skills, performance, or morale, but can also apply to tangible things.
Variants and Related Words
  • Suy giảm (v): to diminish, to decrease (often used for abstract concepts like strength, influence, or value).
  • Thoái hóa (v): to degenerate (often used in medical or material contexts, implying a more serious degradation).
  • Xuống cấp (v): to degrade, to deteriorate (often used for infrastructure, quality, or living standards).
Synonyms
  • Deteriorate: to become progressively worse.
  • Decline: to decrease in quality, power, or vigor.
  • Worsen: to make or become worse.
  • Degenerate: to decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally.
Related Idioms
  • While "sút kém" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is conceptually related to expressions describing decline, such as "xuống dốc không phanh" (to go downhill without brakes - to decline rapidly and uncontrollably).
  1. deteriorate, to decline