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单薄
单薄
(dān bó): Thin / weak (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Character Breakdown
单 • dān • single, alone, simple • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
dān
单
single, alone, simple
薄 • bó • thin; flimsy • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
bó
薄
thin; flimsy
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 单薄.
Words with
单
名单
míng dān
list of names
简单
jiǎn dān
simple
菜单
cài dān
menu
单一
dān yī
single
单位
dān wèi
unit
单元
dān yuán
unit; cell
单独
dān dú
alone; by oneself; on one's own; single-handed
单纯
dān chún
simple; pure; alone
Words with
薄
薄弱
bó ruò
weak; frail
刻薄
kè bó
harsh; mean
微薄
wēi bó
meager, slight
浅薄
qiǎn bó
shallow, superficial
稀薄
xī bó
thin, rarefied
菲薄
fěi bó
humble; poor; to belittle
薄荷
bò he
mint (herb)
薄饼
bó bǐng
thin pancake, crepe
4.
How to Use 单薄 in Sentences
Subject + Predicate
nèi
内
róng
容
dān
单
bó
薄
neutral
thin in content
yī
衣
zhuó
着
dān
单
bó
薄
neutral
thinly dressed
lì
力
liàng
量
dān
单
bó
薄
neutral
weak in strength
Verb + Complement
with
显得
xiǎn
显
de
得
dān
单
bó
薄
5.
Example Sentences with 单薄
zhè
这
jiàn
件
yī
衣
fu
服
hěn
很
dān
单
neutral
appear thin/weak
bó
薄
，
dōng
冬
tiān
天
chuān
穿
huì
会
lěng
冷
。
This piece of clothing is very thin; it will be cold to wear in winter.
nǐ
你
zhī
只
chuān
穿
zhè
这
me
么
dān
单
bó
薄
de
的
wài
外
tào
套
，
nán
难
dào
道
bù
不
jué
觉
de
得
lěng
冷
ma
吗
？
Are you really not cold wearing such a thin jacket?
tā
他
de
的
lǐ
理
yóu
由
tīng
听
qǐ
起
lái
来
yǒu
有
diǎn
点
dān
单
bó
薄
，
bù
不
tài
太
néng
能
shuō
说
fú
服
rén
人
。
His reason sounds a bit weak and not very convincing.
jǐn
尽
guǎn
管
tā
他
de
的
tǐ
体
gé
格
dān
单
bó
薄
，
yì
意
zhì
志
lì
力
què
却
yì
异
cháng
常
jiān
坚
rèn
韧
。
Although his physique is thin, his willpower is exceptionally resilient.
zài
在
hán
寒
fēng
风
zhōng
中
，
tā
她
nà
那
jiàn
件
dān
单
bó
薄
de
的
yī
衣
shān
衫
suí
随
fēng
风
piāo
飘
dòng
动
。
In the cold wind, her thin clothes fluttered with the breeze.
