Chinese Word: 薄 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

薄Polyphone (多音字)HSK 5

Antonyms: 厚

Total strokes: 16; Radical: 艸

Pictophonetic:溥 indicates the sound; 艹 (grass) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
- 溥 [ pǔ ] big, great, vast; extensive, pervading, widespread

Similar Characters: 搏博傅礴缚蓮

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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HSK 5	hòu báo	thickness; also pr. [hou4 bo2]
薄层HSK 5	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: bó

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HSK 6	bó ruò	weak; frail
淡薄HSK 5	dàn bó	thin; light; flagging; faint
单薄	dān bó	weak; frail; thin; flimsy
薄膜HSK 6	bó mó	membrane; film; Classifiers: 层
浅薄HSK 5	qiǎn bó	superficial

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Pinyin: bò

English Definition:see 薄荷

Example Words:

薄荷	bò he	field mint; peppermint
薄荷油	bò he yóu	peppermint oil
胡椒薄荷	hú jiāo bò he	peppermint
香薄荷	xiāng bò he	savory (herb)
薄荷酮	bò he tóng	menthone (chemistry)

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Example Sentences

1		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.
2		báo 薄 de 的 cái liào 材料 bù 不 shì hé 适合 cháng shí jiān 长时间 shǐ yòng 使用。 Thin materials are not suitable for long-term use.
3		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.
4		zhè ge 这个 xiǎo 小 bǐng gān 饼干 yǒu diǎn 有点 báo 薄， bù 不 tài 太 hào chī 好吃。 This small biscuit is a bit thin and not very delicious.
5		zhè 这 zhāng 张 zhǐ 纸 tài 太 báo 薄 le 了， xū yào 需要 jiā hòu 加厚 yì diǎn 一点。 This paper is too thin, we need to make it thicker.

More Sentences

1		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.
2		báo 薄 de 的 cái liào 材料 bù 不 shì hé 适合 cháng shí jiān 长时间 shǐ yòng 使用。 Thin materials are not suitable for long-term use.
3		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.
4		zhè ge 这个 xiǎo 小 bǐng gān 饼干 yǒu diǎn 有点 báo 薄， bù 不 tài 太 hào chī 好吃。 This small biscuit is a bit thin and not very delicious.
5		zhè 这 zhāng 张 zhǐ 纸 tài 太 báo 薄 le 了， xū yào 需要 jiā hòu 加厚 yì diǎn 一点。 This paper is too thin, we need to make it thicker.

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