Cov khoom ntim tsim tau ntau dua thiab ntau dua kev saib xyuas ntawm txhua yam kev lag luam, uas cuam tshuam nrog cov neeg siv khoom lag luam hauv tsev, peb muaj kev txhawj xeeb ntau ntxiv txog cov ntim txheej txheem ntawm txhua yam khoom. Yog li ntawd, raws li txhua yam kev lag luam lossis kev lag luam, hauv kev tshaj tawm ntawm lawv tus kheej cov khoom, nws yog ib qho tseem ceeb heev uas yuav tsum tau them sai sai rau cov khoom ntim tsim, cov khoom ntim zoo tsim rau kev lag luam cov khoom lag luam yog qhov tseem ceeb. Kev ntim khoom, raws li kev txhais tau tias kom paub txog cov khoom muaj nqis thiab siv tus nqi, ua lub luag haujlwm tseem ceeb hauv kev tsim khoom, kev ncig, kev muag khoom thiab kev siv, thiab yog ib qho tseem ceeb uas cov lag luam hauv zej zog thiab tsim qauv yuav tsum tau saib xyuas. Lub luag haujlwm ntawm kev ntim khoom yog los tiv thaiv cov khoom lag luam, xa cov ntaub ntawv cov khoom lag luam, yooj yim siv, thauj thiab txhawb kev muag khoom. Raws li ib qho kev qhia dav dav, ntim khoom muaj ob lub cim ntawm kev sib txuas cov khoom thiab kos duab. Cov qauv ntim khoom lag luam yuav tsum pib los ntawm cov cim kev lag luam, tsim, xim, duab, cov ntaub ntawv thiab lwm yam, daim ntawv no raws li cov khoom ntawm cov khoom, ua raws li ob peb lub hauv paus ntsiab lus ntawm kev tsim hom, xws li: tiv thaiv cov khoom, thiab ua kom zoo nkauj ntawm cov khoom, yooj yim siv, thiab lwm yam., ua rau cov qauv tsim kev sib haum xeeb collocation, coj tawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv ib leeg, thiaj li yuav tau txais qhov zoo tshaj plaws ntim tsim. Los ntawm qhov kev xav ntawm kev lag luam, cov qauv ntim cov qauv thiab cov xim tsim yog qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws los qhia txog tus cwj pwm ntawm cov khoom, thiab cov duab ntawm tus kheej yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kev txhawb nqa. Cov khoom ntim khoom yog ib qho kev xav ntawm lub tswv yim ntawm cov khoom lag luam, cov yam ntxwv ntawm cov khoom lag luam thiab kev xav ntawm cov neeg siv khoom, uas cuam tshuam ncaj qha rau cov neeg siv khoom xav yuav. Peb ntseeg tau tias kev ntim khoom yog ib txoj hauv kev muaj zog los tsim kom muaj kev sib raug zoo nrog cov neeg siv khoom. Hauv kev lag luam thoob ntiaj teb niaj hnub no, kev ntim khoom thiab cov khoom lag luam tau dhau los ua ib qho tseem ceeb. Cov khoom ntim yog hu ua "tus neeg muag khoom ntsiag to", uas yog ib feem tseem ceeb ntawm kev tsim cov duab kos duab. Daim ntawv ntsuam xyuas kev lag luam qhia tau hais tias THAUM cov poj niam hauv tsev mus yuav khoom hauv khw muag khoom, lawv feem ntau yuav ntau dua 45% ntawm lawv cov peev nyiaj vim yog cov ntim khoom zoo nkauj, uas qhia tau hais tias muaj txiaj ntsig zoo ntawm kev ntim khoom. Ntim tsim tau dhau los ua ib qho kev sib txuas tseem ceeb tshaj plaws hauv kev tsim khoom niaj hnub thiab kev lag luam. Kev ntim khoom zoo heev thiab cov qauv tsim qauv tuaj yeem nyiam cov neeg siv khoom sai sai thiab txhawb lawv kom yuav cov khoom. Qhov tseem ceeb ntawm kev tsim cov khoom ntim khoom yog los muab kev tiv thaiv cov khoom thiab cov ntaub ntawv xa mus rau cov khoom sib txawv. Kev tsim cov khoom ntim khoom yog lub tswv yim muaj tswv yim thiab cov txheej txheem ua haujlwm rau kev tsim tag nrho ntawm cov khoom ntim khoom. Nws yog ib qho kev tiv thaiv cov khoom, xa cov ntaub ntawv, tshaj tawm cov khoom thiab txhawb kev muag khoom. Nws yog ib qho tseem ceeb rau txhua yam kev lag luam kom nthuav dav cov khoom ntim tsim nrog lawv tus kheej cov khoom.
