Definition

1. Noun:
   • Situation: The overall state or set of circumstances at a specific time and place, particularly concerning interconnected events, conditions, or developments.
   • State of affairs: A general description of conditions, often used to assess progress, challenges, or the current environment.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tình hình thời tiết hôm nay rất tốt. (The weather situation today is very good.)
  • Chúng ta cần phân tích tình hình tài chính của công ty. (We need to analyze the company's financial situation.)
  • Tình hình giao thông sau giờ cao điểm đã thông thoáng hơn. (The traffic situation after rush hour has become smoother.)

Advanced Usage

• Used in formal, analytical, or journalistic contexts to describe broad conditions (e.g., political, economic, social).
  • Báo cáo đánh giá tình hình an ninh khu vực. (The report assesses the regional security situation.)
• Often precedes a descriptive adjective (tốt/xấu, ổn định/ phức tạp - good/bad, stable/complex) or a specific field (tình hình sản xuất - production situation).

Variants and Related Words

• Tình thế (n): Circumstance, often implying a more immediate or pressing state requiring action.
  • Họ phải đưa ra quyết định trong tình thế khẩn cấp. (They had to make a decision in an urgent circumstance.)
• Hoàn cảnh (n): Circumstances, often with a more personal or specific contextual focus.
  • Hoàn cảnh gia đình anh ấy rất khó khăn. (His family circumstances are very difficult.)

Synonyms

• Situation: The set of conditions at a particular time.
• State of affairs: The general condition or circumstances.
• Condition(s): The prevailing circumstances.
• Climate (e.g., political climate): The prevailing attitude or environment.

Related Phrases and Collocations

• Nắm tình hình: To grasp/understand the situation.
  • Nhà quản lý phải luôn nắm tình hình thị trường. (A manager must always grasp the market situation.)
• Diễn biến tình hình: The development/evolution of the situation.
  • Chúng tôi theo dõi sát sao diễn biến tình hình. (We are closely monitoring the development of the situation.)
• Tình hình chung: The general situation.
  • Tình hình chung vẫn ổn định. (The general situation remains stable.)

noun

1. situation