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瘦弱 (shòu ruò): Thin and weak (adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

瘦弱 consists of 2 characters.

瘦 • shòu • thin • HSK 2.0 L3

HSK 3

shòu瘦

thin

弱 • ruò • weak; feeble • HSK 2.0 L5

HSK 5

ruò弱

weak; feeble

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Pinyinshòu ruò

Meaningthin and weak; frail

Characters2

HSK—

Syntaxadjective

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Example Sentences with 瘦弱

Zhè这

zhī只

xiǎo小

māo猫

hěn很

shòu瘦

ruò弱

，

xū需

yào要

duō多

wèi喂

shí食

。

This kitten is very thin and weak, it needs more feeding.

Tā他

cóng从

xiǎo小

shēn身

tǐ体

shòu瘦

ruò弱

，

dàn但

yì

意

zhì志

què却

hěn很

jiān坚

qiáng强

。

He has been frail since childhood, but his will is very strong.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 瘦弱.

Words with 瘦

很瘦hěn shòuvery thin
消瘦xiāo shòubecome thin, emaciated
瘦了shòu lebecame thinner
瘦子shòu zithin person
瘦小shòu xiǎothin and small
瘦骨嶙峋shòu gǔ lín xúnbony, emaciated (like exposed rocks)
骨瘦如柴gǔ shòu rú cháiskinny as a stick, emaciated

Words with 弱

减弱jiǎn ruòto weaken; to diminish
削弱xuē ruòweaken; cripple
弱点ruò diǎnweakness; weak point; failing
脆弱cuì ruòfragile; frail; tender
薄弱

bó ruò

weak; frail

弱势ruò shìWeak position / Weakness

弱项ruò xiàngweakness

微弱wēi ruòWeak / Feeble