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Meaning of 薄

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Total strokes: 16; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (grass) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
    • [ ] big, great, vast; extensive, pervading, widespread
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  • Pinyin: báo
    English Definition: thin; cold in manner; indifferent; weak; light; infertile
    Chinese Definition:
    ①厚度小的:薄片。薄饼。
    ②冷淡,不热情:薄待。
    ③味道淡:薄酒。
    ④土地不肥沃:薄田。

    Example Words:
    薄饼 báo bǐng thin flat cake; pancake; pizza
    薄脆 báo cuì crispy; thin and brittle; a crispy fried cracker
    厚薄 hòu báo thickness; also pr. [hou4 bo2]
    薄层 báo céng thin layer; thin slice; film; lamina; lamella
    薄板 báo bǎn thin plate; sheet; lamina; Taiwan pr. bo2 ban3
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  • Pinyin:
    English Definition: meager; slight; weak; ungenerous or unkind; frivolous; to despise; to belittle; to look down on; to approach or near
    Chinese Definition:
    ①义同(一),用于合成词或成语,如“厚薄”,“浅薄”,“尖嘴薄舌”等。
    ②轻微,少:薄礼。薄产。薄命。薄寒。薄酬。菲薄。
    ③不庄重,不厚道:薄夫。薄幸(负心)。薄情。轻薄。刻薄。
    ④轻视:鄙薄。厚今薄古。
    ⑤不充实,不坚强:薄弱。
    ⑥迫近:薄近。薄暮(傍晚)。日薄西山。
    ⑦古同“箔”,帘子。
    ⑧姓氏。

    Example Words:
    薄弱 ruò weak; frail
    淡薄 dàn thin; light; flagging; faint
    单薄 dān weak; frail; thin; flimsy
    薄膜 membrane; film; Classifiers:
    浅薄 qiǎn superficial
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  • Pinyin:
    English Definition: see 薄荷
    Example Words:
    薄荷 he field mint; peppermint
    薄荷油 he yóu peppermint oil
    胡椒薄荷 jiāo he peppermint
    香薄荷 xiāng he savory (herb)
    薄荷酮 he tóng menthone (chemistry)
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Example Sentences
1
My English listening skills have always been weak.
2
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Thin materials are not suitable for long-term use.
3
I found that my writing skills are very weak.
4
This small biscuit is a bit thin and not very delicious.
5
This paper is too thin, we need to make it thicker.