yếu kém làm

/jɛː˧˥˨ kem˧˧ laːm˧˧/

poor at doing work or tasks; incompetent at performing work

Anh ấy yếu kém làm việc nhóm nên không được thăng chức.

He is poor at working in a team, so he did not get promoted.

Etymology

"Yếu kém" combines Vietnamese "yếu" (weak) and "kém" (inferior), both of native Vietnamese origin. "Làm" is the native Vietnamese verb for "do/make", so the phrase developed to describe poor performance at work or tasks.

Memory Aid

Remember: "yếu" = weak + "kém" = lacking + "làm" = doing, so together it means weak/poor at doing tasks.

Collocations

yếu kém làm việc nhómyếu kém làm việc độc lậpyếu kém làm quản lý

Synonyms

kém năng lựcvụng về

Antonyms

giỏi làmkhéo léo

Related Words

kém cỏinăng lực kémvụng