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衰弱 (shuāi ruò): Feeble (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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衰弱 consists of 2 characters.

decline, wane, weaken

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

Noun + Adjectivewith神经

shén神

jīng经

shuāi衰

ruò弱

neutral

neurasthenia

Subject + Predicate

shēn身

tǐ体

shuāi衰

ruò弱

neutral

physical weakness

Adverb + Adjectivewith日益

rì日

yì益

shuāi衰

ruò弱

Example Sentences with 衰弱

tā他

shēng生

bìng病

hòu后

shēn身

tǐ体

hěn很

guó国

lì力

shuāi衰

ruò弱

formalWritten

national decline

formal

increasingly weak

shuāi

衰

ruò弱

。

His body became very weak after he got sick.

jīng经

guò过

zhè这

chǎng场

dà大

bìng病

，

tā他

de的

shēn身

tǐ体

jī机

néng能

míng明

xiǎn显

shuāi衰

ruò弱

le了

xǔ许

duō多

。

After this serious illness, his bodily functions have noticeably weakened a lot.

gāi该

guó国

de的

jīng经

jì济

yīn因

cháng长

qī期

zhì制

cái裁

ér而

chéng呈

xiàn现

chū出

chí持

xù续

shuāi衰

ruò弱

de的

tài态

shì势

。

The country's economy shows a continuous weakening trend due to long-term sanctions.

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yé爷

yé爷

nián年

jì纪

dà大

le了

，

tǐ体

lì力

yǒu有

xiē些

shuāi衰

ruò弱

，

zǒu走

lù路

xū需

yào要

rén人

fú扶

。

Grandpa is getting old, his physical strength is somewhat weak, and he needs someone to support him when walking.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

méi没

yǒu有

chá察

jué觉

dào到

，

tā

jǐn尽

guǎn管

nián年

shì事

yǐ已

gāo高

，

dàn但

tā他

de

yóu由

yú于

cháng长

qī期

quē缺

fá乏

zī资

jīn金

zhī支

chí

suí随

zhe着

xìn信

xīn心

de的

shuāi衰

ruò弱

，

tā他

chǔ

他

de的

shēng声

yīn音

zhèng正

yì一

tiān天

tiān天

dì地

shuāi衰

ruò弱

xià下

qù去

ma吗

？

Haven't you noticed that his voice is weakening day by day?

的

jīng精

shén神

què却

sī丝

háo毫

bú不

jiàn见

shuāi衰

ruò弱

de的

jì迹

xiàng象

。

Despite his advanced age, there is no sign of weakening in his spirit whatsoever.

持

，

zhè这

jiā家

gōng公

sī司

de的

shì市

chǎng场

jìng竞

zhēng争

lì力

zhú逐

jiàn渐

shuāi衰

ruò弱

。

Due to long-term lack of financial support, the market competitiveness of this company gradually weakened.

处

lǐ理

fù复

zá杂

wèn问

tí题

de的

néng能

lì力

yě也

suí随

zhī之

xià下

jiàng降

le了

。

As his confidence weakened, his ability to handle complex problems also declined accordingly.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 衰弱.

Words with 衰

衰减shuāi jiǎn
衰竭shuāi jié
衰老shuāi lǎo
衰落shuāi luò
衰退shuāi tuì

Words with 弱

减弱jiǎn ruò
削弱xuē ruò
弱势ruò shì
弱点ruò diǎn
弱项ruò xiàng
微弱wēi ruò
懦弱nuò ruò
脆弱cuì ruò