瘦弱
shòu ruò
Pinyin

Definition

瘦弱
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shòu ruò
  1. thin and weak

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

ruò
  1. 1 weak
  2. 2 feeble
  3. 3 young
  4. 4 inferior
  5. 5 (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than
shòu
  1. 1 thin
  2. 2 to lose weight
  3. 3 (of clothing) tight
  4. 4 (of meat) lean
  5. 5 (of land) unproductive
cuì ruò
  1. 1 weak
  2. 2 frail
ruò shì
  1. 1 vulnerable
  2. 2 weak
ruò zhì
  1. 1 weak-minded
  2. 2 mentally deficient
  3. 3 retarded
ruò bào
  1. 1 (slang) weak
  2. 2 pathetic
  3. 3 subpar
  4. 4 sucks
ruò diǎn
  1. 1 weak point
  2. 2 failing
wēi ruò
  1. 1 weak
  2. 2 faint
  3. 3 feeble
nuò ruò
  1. 1 cowardly
  2. 2 weak
róu ruò
  1. 1 weak
  2. 2 delicate
jiǎn ruò
  1. 1 to weaken
  2. 2 to fall off
shòu zi
  1. 1 thin person
shòu ròu
  1. 1 lean meat
shòu ròu jīng
  1. 1 leanness-enhancing agent (for livestock)
shòu shēn
  1. 1 to lose weight (intentionally)
  2. 2 to slim down
  3. 3 (Tw) to downsize (a business)
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
bó ruò
  1. 1 weak
  2. 2 frail
xū ruò
  1. 1 weak
  2. 2 in poor health
shuāi ruò
  1. 1 weak
  2. 2 feeble
ruǎn ruò
  1. 1 weak
  2. 2 feeble
  3. 3 flabby

Idioms (17)

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)
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
瘦死的骆驼比马大
shòu sǐ de luò tuo bǐ mǎ dà
  1. 1 lit. even a scrawny camel is bigger than a horse (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. even after suffering a loss, a rich person is still better off than ordinary people
  3. 3 a cultured person may come down in the world, but he is still superior to the common people
瘦骨嶙峋
shòu gǔ lín xún
  1. 1 skinny; emaciated (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
面黄肌瘦
miàn huáng jī shòu
  1. 1 yellow face, emaciated body (idiom); malnourished and sickly in appearance
骨瘦如柴
gǔ shòu rú chái
  1. 1 as thin as a match
  2. 2 emaciated (idiom)

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