kỹ năng mềm
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Quick answers
What does kỹ năng mềm mean?
kỹ năng mềm means: Soft skills, which refer to non-technical, interpersonal skills that help people interact with others effectively.
How do you pronounce kỹ năng mềm?
kỹ năng mềm: ki˧˧ naːŋ˧˧ mɛm˧˧
How is kỹ năng mềm used in a sentence?
Nhiều nhà tuyển dụng ngày nay coi trọng kỹ năng mềm hơn kỹ năng cứng.
Soft skills, which refer to non-technical, interpersonal skills that help people interact with others effectively.
Nhiều nhà tuyển dụng ngày nay coi trọng kỹ năng mềm hơn kỹ năng cứng.
Many employers today value soft skills more than hard skills.
Etymology
The phrase is a direct Vietnamese calque (loan translation) of the English term "soft skill", with "kỹ năng" meaning "skill" and "mềm" meaning "soft". It entered common business and education vocabulary in Vietnam in the late 20th century.
Memory Aid
Break the phrase down: "kỹ năng" = skill, "mềm" = soft. The direct translation becomes the definition itself.