示弱
shì ruò
Pinyin

Definition

示弱
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shì ruò
  1. not to fight back
  2. to take it lying down
  3. to show weakness
  4. to show one's softer side

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
提示
tí shì
  1. 1 to point out
  2. 2 to remind (sb of sth)
  3. 3 to suggest
  4. 4 suggestion
  5. 5 tip
  6. 6 reminder
  7. 7 notice
脆弱
cuì ruò
  1. 1 weak
  2. 2 frail
表示
biǎo shì
  1. 1 to express
  2. 2 to show
  3. 3 to say
  4. 4 to state
  5. 5 to indicate
  6. 6 to mean
显示
xiǎn shì
  1. 1 to show
  2. 2 to illustrate
  3. 3 to display
  4. 4 to demonstrate
出示
chū shì
  1. 1 to show
  2. 2 to take out and show to others
  3. 3 to display
启示
qǐ shì
  1. 1 to reveal
  2. 2 to enlighten
  3. 3 enlightenment
  4. 4 revelation
  5. 5 illumination
  6. 6 moral (of a story etc)
  7. 7 lesson
展示
zhǎn shì
  1. 1 to reveal
  2. 2 to display
  3. 3 to show
  4. 4 to exhibit sth
弱势
ruò shì
  1. 1 vulnerable
  2. 2 weak
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
指示
zhǐ shì
  1. 1 to point out
  2. 2 to indicate
  3. 3 to instruct
  4. 4 directives
  5. 5 instructions
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
暗示
àn shì
  1. 1 to hint
  2. 2 to suggest
  3. 3 suggestion
  4. 4 hint
柔弱
róu ruò
  1. 1 weak
  2. 2 delicate
标示
biāo shì
  1. 1 to indicate
减弱
jiǎn ruò
  1. 1 to weaken
  2. 2 to fall off
演示
yǎn shì
  1. 1 to demonstrate
  2. 2 to show
  3. 3 presentation
  4. 4 demonstration

Idioms (14)

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)
以示警戒
yǐ shì jǐng jiè
  1. 1 to serve as a warning (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
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

肯定是看到NBA在中国做得那么好，所以也不甘示弱，来中国分一杯羹了。不过这项运动好像不太国际化，只有美国人看得津津有味。说实话，我是一点也看不懂。
kěndìng shì kàndào NBA zài Zhōngguó zuò de nàme hǎo ，suǒyǐ yě bùgānshìruò ，lái Zhōngguó fēnyībēigēng le 。bùguò zhè xiàng yùndòng hǎoxiàng bù tài guójìhuà ，zhǐyǒu měiguórén kàn de jīnjīnyǒuwèi 。shuō shíhuà ，wǒ shì yīdiǎn yě kàn bù dǒng 。
They must have seen how well the NBA was doing here, and didn't want to be left behind. They came to China to get a piece of the action. But this sport doesn't seem very international. Only Americans really enjoy watching it. To tell you the truth, I don't understand it at all.
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