Definition

1. Noun:
   • Strategic point; key position: A location of critical military importance, whose control offers a significant tactical advantage. This is the core meaning, referring to a geographically or tactically vital area.
   • Weak point; vulnerable spot: In a broader, often figurative sense, it can refer to a weak or vulnerable area in a system, defense, or argument.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Quân đội phải bảo vệ mọi yếu địa dọc biên giới. (The army must protect every strategic point along the border.)
  • Đồn lũy đó là một yếu địa quân sự quan trọng. (That fortress is an important military key position.)
  • Lập luận của đối thủ có nhiều yếu địa để chúng ta tấn công. (The opponent's argument has many weak points for us to attack.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in formal, military, or strategic contexts. Its use to mean "vulnerable spot" is an extension of its core military meaning, applying the concept to non-physical contexts like debates, business competition, or cybersecurity.

Variants and Related Words

• Điểm yếu (n): Weak point, weakness. This is a more common and general term for a flaw or vulnerability, without the inherent strategic connotation of .
  • Thiếu kinh nghiệm là điểm yếu lớn nhất của ứng viên. (Lack of experience is the candidate's biggest weakness.)

Synonyms

• Strategic point
• Key position
• Vulnerable point (in extended use)

Related Idioms

• While itself is not typically part of a common idiom, it relates conceptually to strategic phrases.
• Công kích vào yếu địa: To attack the weak point / key position.
  • Chiến lược của họ là công kích vào yếu địa của thị trường đối thủ. (Their strategy is to attack the weak point in the competitor's market.)