Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Weakened, debilitated: Describes a state of being significantly diminished and weakened in physical strength or vitality.
   • Asthenic: A medical or formal term indicating a condition of abnormal lack of energy and physical weakness.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sau trận ốm nặng, cơ thể anh ấy bị suy nhược. (After the serious illness, his body became weakened.)
  • Cô ấy phải nghỉ việc vì tình trạng suy nhược thần kinh. (She had to quit her job due to a state of nervous exhaustion.)

Advanced Usage

• "Suy nhược cơ thể": Physical debilitation/weakness; a general term for a weakened physical condition.
  • Làm việc quá sức dẫn đến suy nhược cơ thể. (Overworking leads to physical debilitation.)
• "Suy nhược tinh thần": Mental/emotional exhaustion; a state of being mentally drained or depressed.
  • Những cú sốc liên tiếp khiến anh ta rơi vào tình trạng suy nhược tinh thần. (Consecutive shocks caused him to fall into a state of mental exhaustion.)

Variants and Related Words

• Suy nhược thần kinh (n): Neurasthenia; a historical term for a condition characterized by fatigue, anxiety, and neuralgic pains.
  • Chẩn đoán suy nhược thần kinh ngày nay ít phổ biến hơn. (The diagnosis of neurasthenia is less common today.)
• Suy (v): To decline, to weaken. This is the root verb implying a gradual decrease or deterioration.
  • Sức khỏe ông cụ đang suy đi trông thấy. (The old man's health is visibly declining.)
• Nhược (adj/combining form): Weak, feeble. Often used in compound words related to weakness.
  • nhược điểm (weak point), nhược cơ (myasthenia).

Synonyms

• Kiệt sức: Exhausted, spent (often from immediate exertion).
• Mệt mỏi: Tired, fatigued (can be less severe).
• Yếu ớt: Feeble, frail (describing a general lack of strength).

Related Idioms/Phrases

• "Gầy yếu suy nhược": Gaunt and debilitated; describes someone who is both thin and physically weak.
  • Người bệnh trông gầy yếu suy nhược sau đợt điều trị. (The patient looks gaunt and debilitated after the treatment period.)

adj

1. weakening, asthenic