suy sụp
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Definition
Verb:
- To collapse / to break down: To experience a sudden and severe failure, often of a system, organization, or one's mental or physical state.
- To decline sharply / to deteriorate: To fall into a much worse condition, especially after a period of stability or difficulty.
Adjective (common usage):
- Collapsed / broken-down / in a state of ruin: Describing something that has already undergone a severe decline or failure, such as health, morale, or an economy.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Sức khỏe của ông ấy suy sụp nhanh chóng sau cú sốc. (His health collapsed rapidly after the shock.)
- Nền kinh tế có nguy cơ suy sụp. (The economy is at risk of collapsing.)
- Adjective:
- Bà ấy ở trong tình trạng tinh thần suy sụp. (She is in a state of mental collapse.)
- Một ngành công nghiệp suy sụp. (A collapsed industry.)
Advanced Usage
- "suy sụp tinh thần": nervous breakdown / mental collapse.
- Áp lực công việc khiến anh ấy suy sụp tinh thần. (Work pressure caused him to have a nervous breakdown.)
Variants and Related Words
- Suy thoái (v/n): to decline, to degenerate; recession. This often implies a gradual decline, while "suy sụp" suggests a more dramatic fall.
- Suy thoái kinh tế (economic recession).
- Đổ vỡ (v): to shatter, to break (often physically or in relationships). It shares the sense of sudden collapse.
- Giấc mơ đổ vỡ. (A shattered dream.)
Synonyms
- Collapse: To fall down or give way suddenly.
- Break down: To cease to function, especially referring to health or machinery.
- Deteriorate: To become progressively worse.
Related Idioms
- Suy sụp hoàn toàn: to collapse completely; to be in total ruin.
- Sau trận dịch, nhiều doanh nghiệp nhỏ suy sụp hoàn toàn. (After the epidemic, many small businesses collapsed completely.)
- Decline