tình cảnh

Một gia đình nhỏ đang ở trong tình cảnh khó khăn.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Situation / Circumstances: The particular set of conditions, often difficult or unfavorable, that someone is experiencing at a specific time. It refers to one's overall state or predicament.
   • Plight / State: A distressing or unfortunate situation, emphasizing the condition someone is in.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tình cảnh của những người tị nạn thật đáng thương. (The plight of the refugees is truly pitiful.)
  • Chúng ta cần hiểu rõ tình cảnh hiện tại của công ty. (We need to understand the company's current situation clearly.)
  • Ông ấy rơi vào tình cảnh khó khăn sau khi mất việc. (He fell into difficult circumstances after losing his job.)

Advanced Usage

• The word often carries a connotation of hardship or a challenging state of affairs. It is more emotionally charged than neutral words like "tình hình" (situation/state of affairs).
• It can be used in formal writing or serious discourse to describe social, economic, or personal adversity.

Variants and Related Words

• Hoàn cảnh (n): Circumstances, background. Often refers to one's personal or family background and living conditions.

  • Hoàn cảnh gia đình anh ấy rất nghèo khó. (His family circumstances were very poor.)

• Tình thế (n): Situation, position (often implying urgency or a need for action).

  • Tình thế lúc này rất nguy cấp. (The situation at this moment is very critical.)

Synonyms

• Situation: A set of circumstances in which one finds oneself.
• Circumstances: The conditions affecting a situation.
• Plight: A dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation.
• Predicament: A difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation.

Related Idioms

• Tình cảnh éo le: An ironic or bitterly unfortunate situation.

  • Họ gặp phải một tình cảnh éo le khi cả hai cùng ứng tuyển một vị trí. (They encountered an ironic predicament when both applied for the same position.)

• Tình cảnh khốn cùng: A state of extreme distress or destitution.

  • Trận lũ đã đẩy nhiều người dân vào tình cảnh khốn cùng. (The flood pushed many villagers into a state of utter destitution.)