Chinese Word: 弱 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

弱HSK 5

Pinyin: ruò

English Definition: weak; feeble; young; inferior; (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than

Chinese Definition:
①力气小，势力小，与“强”相对：弱小。柔弱。脆弱。薄弱。弱不禁风。柔心弱骨(形容人心地温柔，性格和顺)。
②年纪小：弱冠(泛指男子二十岁左右的年纪)。
③不够，差点儿，与“强”相对：三分之一弱。
④差，不［例］弱于。弱点。
⑤丧失(指人死)：又弱了一个。

Antonyms: 强

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 弓

Ideographic: Two shoots 弓 dying to frost 冫

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- ⿹ Surround from upper right
  - 弓 [ gōng ] bow; curved, arched
  - 冫 [ bīng ] ice
- ⿹ Surround from upper right
  - 弓 [ gōng ] bow; curved, arched
  - 冫 [ bīng ] ice

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Example Words

薄弱	bó ruò	weak; frail	HSK 6
脆弱	cuì ruò	weak; frail	HSK 6
削弱	xuē ruò	to weaken; to impair; to cripple	HSK 6
弱点	ruò diǎn	weak point; failing	HSK 6
减弱	jiǎn ruò	to weaken; to fall off

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Example Sentences

1		bìng rén 病人 kàn qǐ lai 看起来 fēi cháng 非常 xū ruò 虚弱。 The patient looks very weak.
2		guān ài 关爱 ruò shì 弱势 qún tǐ 群体 shì 是 shè huì 社会 zé rèn 责任。 Caring for vulnerable groups is a social responsibility.
3		wǒ 我 de 的 yīng yǔ 英语 tīng lì 听力 yì zhí 一直 hěn 很 bó ruò 薄弱。 My English listening skills have always been weak.
4		wǒ 我 fā xiàn 发现 wǒ 我 de 的 xiě zuò 写作 néng lì 能力 hěn 很 bó ruò 薄弱。 I found that my writing skills are very weak.
5		nǐ 你 xū yào 需要 zhēn duì 针对 zì jǐ 自己 de 的 ruò diǎn 弱点 jìn xíng 进行 xué xí 学习。 You need to focus on your weak areas when studying.

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1		bìng rén 病人 kàn qǐ lai 看起来 fēi cháng 非常 xū ruò 虚弱。 The patient looks very weak.
2		guān ài 关爱 ruò shì 弱势 qún tǐ 群体 shì 是 shè huì 社会 zé rèn 责任。 Caring for vulnerable groups is a social responsibility.
3		wǒ 我 de 的 yīng yǔ 英语 tīng lì 听力 yì zhí 一直 hěn 很 bó ruò 薄弱。 My English listening skills have always been weak.
4		wǒ 我 fā xiàn 发现 wǒ 我 de 的 xiě zuò 写作 néng lì 能力 hěn 很 bó ruò 薄弱。 I found that my writing skills are very weak.
5		nǐ 你 xū yào 需要 zhēn duì 针对 zì jǐ 自己 de 的 ruò diǎn 弱点 jìn xíng 进行 xué xí 学习。 You need to focus on your weak areas when studying.

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