Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Clairvoyant; having keen foresight: Describes a person who can perceive or predict future developments or the progression of events with unusual insight.
   • Having a keen sense of opportunity; tactically aware: Describes a person who intuitively knows the right moment or opportunity to act, understanding whether a situation is ripe for action or should be delayed.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Nhà lãnh đạo tri cơ đó luôn đưa ra quyết định đúng lúc. (That clairvoyant leader always makes decisions at the right moment.)
  • Muốn thành công trong kinh doanh, phải thật tri cơ. (To succeed in business, one must be very tactically aware.)
  • Ông ấy tri cơ nên đã rút lui trước khi khủng hoảng xảy ra. (He was foresighted, so he withdrew before the crisis occurred.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "tri cơ" is formal and literary, often used to describe strategic wisdom in historical, political, or business contexts. It implies a deep, almost intuitive understanding of timing and circumstance.

Variants and Related Words

• Thời cơ (n): Opportunity, opportune moment.

  • Anh ta biết nắm bắt thời cơ. (He knows how to seize the opportunity.)

• Tiên tri (v/n): To prophesy; a prophecy. (This emphasizes prediction more than tactical awareness.)

  • Nhà tiên tri đưa ra lời tiên đoán. (The prophet made a prediction.)

Synonyms

• Farsighted: Able to predict what will happen in the future.
• Perspicacious: Having a ready insight into and understanding of things.
• Astute: Having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage.
• Tactical: Showing adroit planning; aiming at an end beyond the immediate action.

Related Idioms

• Biết thời, biết thế: To understand the timing and the situation. This idiom shares a similar meaning with "tri cơ", emphasizing situational awareness.
  • Kẻ biết thời, biết thế mới là người khôn. (Only those who understand the timing and the situation are wise.)