thuận lợi
Definition
Adjective:
- Favorable; advantageous: Describing a situation, condition, or factor that is helpful and makes success or progress easier.
- Convenient; suitable: Referring to circumstances or arrangements that are easy to use or well-suited for a particular purpose.
Noun:
- Advantage; benefit: A condition or circumstance that puts one in a better position to succeed.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Thời tiết thuận lợi cho chuyến đi. (The weather is favorable for the trip.)
- Đây là một địa điểm rất thuận lợi để mở cửa hàng. (This is a very convenient location to open a shop.)
- Noun:
- Cô ấy biết tận dụng mọi thuận lợi. (She knows how to utilize every advantage.)
Advanced Usage
- Used in formal and business contexts to describe positive market conditions or operational factors.
- Công ty phát triển nhờ những thuận lợi về kinh tế. (The company developed thanks to favorable economic conditions.)
Variants and Related Words
- Thuận lợi hóa (v): to facilitate, to make easier.
- Chính sách mới nhằm thuận lợi hóa thương mại. (The new policy aims to facilitate trade.)
- Bất lợi (adj): unfavorable, disadvantageous. (Antonym)
Synonyms
- Favorable: advantageous, beneficial.
- Convenient: suitable, opportune.
- Advantage: benefit, boon (when used as a noun).
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Gặp thời thuận lợi: to encounter a favorable opportunity or time.
- Cô ấy khởi nghiệp gặp thời thuận lợi. (She started her business at an opportune time.)
- Thuận buồm xuôi gió: (literally: favorable sails, smooth winds) meaning everything goes smoothly and favorably.
- Mong cho dự án thuận buồm xuôi gió. (I hope the project goes smoothly.)