薄弱
bó ruò
Pinyin

Definition

薄弱
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bó ruò
  1. weak
  2. frail

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
wēi bó
  1. 1 scanty
  2. 2 meager
cuì ruò
  1. 1 weak
  2. 2 frail
  1. 1 surname Bo
kè bó
  1. 1 unkind
  2. 2 harsh
  3. 3 cutting
  4. 4 mean
  5. 5 acrimony
  6. 6 to embezzle by making illegal deductions
dān bó
  1. 1 weak
  2. 2 frail
  3. 3 thin
  4. 4 flimsy
rú lu:3 bó bīng
  1. 1 lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be extremely cautious
  3. 3 to be skating on thin ice
ruò shì
  1. 1 vulnerable
  2. 2 weak
ruò xiǎo
  1. 1 small and weak
  2. 2 puny
  3. 3 the small and weak
  4. 4 children
  5. 5 women and children
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
dàn bó
  1. 1 thin
  2. 2 light
  3. 3 flagging
  4. 4 faint
qiǎn bó
  1. 1 superficial
jiǎn ruò
  1. 1 to weaken
  2. 2 to fall off
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

Idioms (20)

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)
刻薄寡恩
kè bó guǎ ēn
  1. 1 harsh and merciless (idiom)
厚古薄今
hòu gǔ bó jīn
  1. 1 to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)
厚死薄生
hòu sǐ bó shēng
  1. 1 lit. to praise the dead and revile the living
  2. 2 fig. to live in the past (idiom)
厚积薄发
hòu jī bó fā
  1. 1 lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom)
  2. 2 good preparation is the key to success
  3. 3 to be well prepared
喷薄欲出
pēn bó yù chū
  1. 1 to be on the verge of eruption (idiom)
  2. 2 (of the sun) to emerge in all its brilliance
国弱民穷
guó ruò mín qióng
  1. 1 the country weakened and the people empoverished (idiom)
如履薄冰
rú lu:3 bó bīng
  1. 1 lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be extremely cautious
  3. 3 to be skating on thin ice
妄自菲薄
wàng zì fěi bó
  1. 1 to be unduly humble (idiom)
  2. 2 to undervalue oneself
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)
德薄能鲜
dé bó néng xiǎn
  1. 1 little virtue and meager abilities (idiom); I'm a humble person and not much use at anything (Song writer Ouyang Xiu 欧阳修)
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
日薄崦嵫
rì bó Yān zī
  1. 1 lit. the sun sets in Yanzi (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the day is drawing to an end
  3. 3 the last days (of a person, a dynasty etc)
穷家薄业
qióng jiā bó yè
  1. 1 poor and with few means of subsistance (idiom)
  2. 2 destitute
红颜薄命
hóng yán bó mìng
  1. 1 beautiful women suffer unhappy fates (idiom)

Sample Sentences

以前农村的电力设施薄弱,难以支撑大量的智能设备。
yǐqián nóngcūn de diànlì shèshī bóruò ,nányǐ zhīchēng dàliàng de zhìnéng shèbèi 。
In the past, rural power facilities were weak and it was difficult to support a large number of smart devices.
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有些人是在利益的驱使下为了窃取一些机密或者刻意制造一些麻烦,有些黑客则纯属是无聊或者只是想证明自己驾御电脑技术的实力。还有的黑客竟然只是十几岁的少年,他们沉迷于电脑,一切只为了好玩,却因法律意识过于薄弱,触犯法律还不自知。
yǒuxiērén shì zài lìyì de qūshǐ xià wèile qièqǔ yīxiē jīmì huòzhě kèyì zhìzào yīxiē máfan ,yǒuxiē hēikè zé chúnshǔ shì wúliáo huòzhě zhǐshì xiǎng zhèngmíng zìjǐ jiàyù diànnǎo jìshù de shílì 。hái yǒude hēikè jìngrán zhǐshì shíjǐ suì de shàonián ,tāmen chénmíyú diànnǎo ,yīqiè zhǐ wèile hǎowán ,què yīn fǎlǜ yìshi guòyú bóruò ,chùfàn fǎlǜ hái bù zìzhī 。
Some people are spurred to steal some top-secret things or painstakingly cause inconvenience by the desire for benefit. Then there are some hackers who are really just bored or want to prove their mastery of computer technology. Then there are still other hackers who are just teenagers. They are completely immersed in computers and do everything for fun. Because they don't really understand the law, they break it without even knowing.