Help
For Companies
For Schools
App
Android
iOS
Support
Login
Sign Up
Search
瘦弱
shòu ruò
Pinyin
Definition
瘦弱
-
shòu ruò
thin and weak
Character Decomposition
瘦
疒
臼
丨
又
弱
弱
Related Words
(20)
弱
ruò
1
weak
2
feeble
3
young
4
inferior
5
(following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than
瘦
shòu
1
thin
2
to lose weight
3
(of clothing) tight
4
(of meat) lean
5
(of land) unproductive
脆弱
cuì ruò
1
weak
2
frail
弱势
ruò shì
1
vulnerable
2
weak
弱智
ruò zhì
1
weak-minded
2
mentally deficient
3
retarded
弱爆
ruò bào
1
(slang) weak
2
pathetic
3
subpar
4
sucks
弱点
ruò diǎn
1
weak point
2
failing
微弱
wēi ruò
1
weak
2
faint
3
feeble
懦弱
nuò ruò
1
cowardly
2
weak
柔弱
róu ruò
1
weak
2
delicate
减弱
jiǎn ruò
1
to weaken
2
to fall off
瘦子
shòu zi
1
thin person
瘦肉
shòu ròu
1
lean meat
瘦肉精
shòu ròu jīng
1
leanness-enhancing agent (for livestock)
瘦身
shòu shēn
1
to lose weight (intentionally)
2
to slim down
3
(Tw) to downsize (a business)
示弱
shì ruò
1
not to fight back
2
to take it lying down
3
to show weakness
4
to show one's softer side
薄弱
bó ruò
1
weak
2
frail
虚弱
xū ruò
1
weak
2
in poor health
衰弱
shuāi ruò
1
weak
2
feeble
软弱
ruǎn ruò
1
weak
2
feeble
3
flabby
Idioms
(17)
以弱胜强
yǐ ruò shèng qiáng
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
to use one's strength to bully the weak (idiom)
国弱民穷
guó ruò mín qióng
1
the country weakened and the people empoverished (idiom)
年老体弱
nián lǎo tǐ ruò
1
old and weak (idiom)
弱不禁风
ruò bù jīn fēng
1
too weak to stand up to the wind (idiom); extremely delicate
2
fragile state of health
弱肉强食
ruò ròu qiáng shí
1
lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom); fig. predatory behavior
2
the law of the jungle
强将手下无弱兵
qiáng jiàng shǒu xià wú ruò bīng
1
there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom)
恃强欺弱
shì qiáng qī ruò
1
to use one's strength to mistreat people (idiom)
2
to bully
扶弱抑强
fú ruò yì qiáng
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
lit. even a scrawny camel is bigger than a horse (idiom)
2
fig. even after suffering a loss, a rich person is still better off than ordinary people
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
skinny; emaciated (idiom)
能弱能强
néng ruò néng qiáng
1
to be either weak or strong both have their purpose (idiom)
违强凌弱
wéi qiáng líng ruò
1
to avoid the strong and attack the weak (idiom); to bully
2
also written 違強陵弱|违强陵弱
违强陵弱
wéi qiáng líng ruò
1
to avoid the strong and attack the weak (idiom); to bully
锄强扶弱
chú qiáng fú ruò
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
yellow face, emaciated body (idiom); malnourished and sickly in appearance
骨瘦如柴
gǔ shòu rú chái
1
as thin as a match
2
emaciated (idiom)
Sample Sentences