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单薄

单薄 (dān bó): Thin / weak (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

单薄 consists of 2 characters.

single, alone, simple

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Pinyindān bó

MeaningThin / weak

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word单薄

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3.

How to Use 单薄 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 单薄 with other words naturally.

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 + Complementwith显得

xiǎn显

de得

dān单

bó薄

4.

Example Sentences with 单薄

zhè这

jiàn件

yī衣

fú服

hěn很

dān单

bó薄

neutral

appear thin/weak

，

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.

miàn面

duì对

rú如

cǐ此

fù复

zá杂

de的

jú局

miàn面

，

tā他

de的

jīng经

yàn验

xiǎn显

de得

gé格

wài外

dān单

bó薄

。

Facing such a complex situation, his experience appears particularly thin.

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.

zhè这

fèn份

bào报

gào告

de的

shù数

jù据

zhī支

chēng撑

fēi非

cháng常

dān单

bó薄

，

quē缺

fá乏

zú足

gòu够

de的

shuō说

fú服

lì力

。

The data support for this report is very weak and lacks sufficient persuasiveness.

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.

zhè这

jiā家

gōng公

sī司

de的

rén人

lì力

zī资

yuán源

dān单

bó薄

，

xū需

yào要

zhāo招

pìn聘

gèng更

duō多

yuán员

gōng工

lái来

zhī支

chí持

yè业

wù务

fā发

zhǎn展

。

This company's human resources are thin; it needs to hire more employees to support business development.

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.