柔弱
róu ruò
Pinyin

Definition

柔弱
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róu ruò
  1. weak
  2. delicate

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

弱
ruò
  1. 1 weak
  2. 2 feeble
  3. 3 young
  4. 4 inferior
  5. 5 (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than
柔软
róu ruǎn
  1. 1 soft
温柔
wēn róu
  1. 1 gentle and soft
  2. 2 tender
脆弱
cuì ruò
  1. 1 weak
  2. 2 frail
优柔
yōu róu
  1. 1 gentle
  2. 2 carefree
  3. 3 indecisive
  4. 4 weak
弱势
ruò shì
  1. 1 vulnerable
  2. 2 weak
弱小
ruò xiǎo
  1. 1 small and weak
  2. 2 puny
  3. 3 the small and weak
  4. 4 children
  5. 5 women and children
弱智
ruò zhì
  1. 1 weak-minded
  2. 2 mentally deficient
  3. 3 retarded
弱爆
ruò bào
  1. 1 (slang) weak
  2. 2 pathetic
  3. 3 subpar
  4. 4 sucks
弱点
ruò diǎn
  1. 1 weak point
  2. 2 failing
微弱
wēi ruò
  1. 1 weak
  2. 2 faint
  3. 3 feeble
懦弱
nuò ruò
  1. 1 cowardly
  2. 2 weak
柔和
róu hé
  1. 1 gentle
  2. 2 soft
柔弱
róu ruò
  1. 1 weak
  2. 2 delicate
柔情
róu qíng
  1. 1 gentle feelings
  2. 2 tender sentiments
柔美
róu měi
  1. 1 gentle and beautiful
柔顺
róu shùn
  1. 1 gentle and agreeable
  2. 2 supple
  3. 3 yielding
减弱
jiǎn ruò
  1. 1 to weaken
  2. 2 to fall off
示弱
shì ruò
  1. 1 not to fight back
  2. 2 to take it lying down
  3. 3 to show weakness
  4. 4 to show one's softer side
薄弱
bó ruò
  1. 1 weak
  2. 2 frail

Idioms (18)

以弱胜强
yǐ ruò shèng qiáng
  1. 1 using the weak to defeat the strong (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
以强凌弱
yǐ qiáng líng ruò
  1. 1 to use one's strength to bully the weak (idiom)
以柔克刚
yǐ róu kè gāng
  1. 1 to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)
刚柔并济
gāng róu bìng jì
  1. 1 to couple strength and gentleness (idiom)
国弱民穷
guó ruò mín qióng
  1. 1 the country weakened and the people empoverished (idiom)
年老体弱
nián lǎo tǐ ruò
  1. 1 old and weak (idiom)
弱不禁风
ruò bù jīn fēng
  1. 1 too weak to stand up to the wind (idiom); extremely delicate
  2. 2 fragile state of health
弱肉强食
ruò ròu qiáng shí
  1. 1 lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom); fig. predatory behavior
  2. 2 the law of the jungle
强将手下无弱兵
qiáng jiàng shǒu xià wú ruò bīng
  1. 1 there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom)
恃强欺弱
shì qiáng qī ruò
  1. 1 to use one's strength to mistreat people (idiom)
  2. 2 to bully
扶弱抑强
fú ruò yì qiáng
  1. 1 to support the weak and restrain the strong (idiom); robbing the rich to help the poor
柔情侠骨
róu qíng xiá gǔ
  1. 1 gentle feelings and chivalrous disposition (idiom)
柔情脉脉
róu qíng mò mò
  1. 1 full of tender feelings (idiom); tender-hearted
柔肠寸断
róu cháng cùn duàn
  1. 1 lit. to feel as if one's intestines have been cut short
  2. 2 broken-hearted (idiom)
能弱能强
néng ruò néng qiáng
  1. 1 to be either weak or strong both have their purpose (idiom)
违强凌弱
wéi qiáng líng ruò
  1. 1 to avoid the strong and attack the weak (idiom); to bully
  2. 2 also written 違強陵弱|违强陵弱
违强陵弱
wéi qiáng líng ruò
  1. 1 to avoid the strong and attack the weak (idiom); to bully
锄强扶弱
chú qiáng fú ruò
  1. 1 to root out the strong and support the weak (idiom); to rob the rich and give to the poor

Sample Sentences

你的手掌那么柔软，你小小的身体是那么娇小柔弱，爸爸妈妈好担心不能好好照顾你。
nǐ de shǒuzhǎng nàme róuruǎn ，nǐ xiǎoxiǎo de shēntǐ shì nàme jiāoxiǎo róuruò ，bàba māma hǎo dānxīn bùnéng hǎohāo zhàogu nǐ 。
Your hand was so soft, your little body was so small and weak, mummy and daddy were very worried we wouldn't be able to look after you.
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嗯，外表柔弱，内心坚强。她身着红袍，怀抱琵琶的造型很经典，放到现在也是很潮的。怪不得头上飞着的大雁都会因为她的美而纷纷落下。
ng4 ，wàibiǎo róuruò ，nèixīn jiānqiáng 。tā shēn zhuó hóngpáo ，huái bào pípa de zàoxíng hěn jīngdiǎn ，fàngdào xiànzài yě shì hěn cháo de 。guàibude tóu shàng fēi zhe de dàyàn dōu huì yīnwèi tā de měi ér fēnfēn luòxià 。
Yeah. She was frail on the outside but had a strong will. The image of her wearing a red robe and cradling a pipa in her hands is very classic; even today it'd be considered very fashionable. No wonder geese flying overhead would fall to the ground at the sight of her beauty.
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这太性别歧视了吧？完全就是把我们女人当作柔弱的一方。
zhè tài xìngbié qíshì le ba ？wánquán jiùshì bǎ wǒ men nǚrén dàngzuò róuruò de yīfāng 。
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