yếu kém

Phải chú ý hơn nữa đến các mặt yếu kém trong công tác.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Weak; poor; inferior: Describes a state of being deficient, lacking in strength, quality, or ability. It often refers to substandard performance, capability, or condition.
   • Underdeveloped; backward: Can describe an area or aspect that is not advanced or is lagging behind.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Trình độ ngoại ngữ của sinh viên còn yếu kém. (The students' foreign language proficiency is still weak.)
  • Khu vực này có cơ sở hạ tầng yếu kém. (This area has poor infrastructure.)
  • Chúng ta phải thừa nhận những mặt yếu kém của mình. (We must acknowledge our weak points.)

Advanced Usage

• Used in formal, analytical, or critical contexts to evaluate performance, quality, or conditions, often in reports, assessments, or self-criticism.
  • Báo cáo chỉ ra năng lực quản lý yếu kém. (The report points out poor management capacity.)

Variants and Related Words

• Yếu (adj): Weak; feeble. Can refer to physical strength, intensity, or persuasive power.
  • Sức khỏe yếu. (Poor health.)
• Kém (adj): Poor; bad; inferior. Often used for skills, quality, or performance in comparison.
  • Kết quả học tập kém. (Poor academic results.)
• Yếu kém chuyên môn (phrase): Professionally incompetent; having poor professional skills.

Synonyms

• Weak: Lacking strength or vigor.
• Poor: Of low quality or standard.
• Inferior: Lower in quality, rank, or skill.
• Deficient: Lacking in some necessary quality or element.
• Substandard: Below the usual or required standard.

Related Idioms

• Lộ rõ yếu kém: To expose/ reveal weaknesses clearly.
  • Sự cố này lộ rõ yếu kém trong khâu chuẩn bị. (This incident clearly exposed the weaknesses in the preparation stage.)
• Điểm yếu kém: Weak point; flaw; deficiency.
  • Mọi kế hoạch đều có điểm yếu kém. (Every plan has its weak points.)