Definition

1. Noun:
   • Opportunity: A favorable and often brief period of time or set of circumstances that makes a particular action likely to succeed. It implies a moment that should be seized.
   • Opportune moment: The specific, timely chance for action or progress.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Đây là thời cơ tốt để mở rộng kinh doanh. (This is a good opportunity to expand the business.)
  • Chúng ta phải nắm bắt thời cơ ngay bây giờ. (We must seize the opportune moment right now.)
  • Anh ấy đã bỏ lỡ thời cơ vàng. (He missed the golden opportunity.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "thời cơ" often carries a strategic or significant connotation, frequently used in contexts of business, politics, or major life decisions. It suggests a critical juncture.

Variants and Related Words

• Cơ hội (n): Opportunity, chance. This is a more general and commonly used synonym.
  • Cô ấy có cơ hội đi du học. (She has the chance to study abroad.)

Synonyms

• Opportunity: A set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something.
• Chance: A possibility of something happening; an opportunity.
• Opportune moment: A time that is especially favorable for a specific action.

Related Idioms

• Nắm bắt thời cơ: To seize/grasp the opportunity.

  • Nhà lãnh đạo giỏi biết cách nắm bắt thời cơ. (A good leader knows how to seize the opportunity.)

• Bỏ lỡ thời cơ: To miss the opportunity.

  • Đừng để bỏ lỡ thời cơ này. (Don't let this opportunity slip away.)

• Thời cơ đến: The opportunity has arrived.

  • Thời cơ đến rồi, chúng ta hành động thôi! (The opportune moment has come; let's act!)

noun

1. time