弱
势

Vulnerable in Chinese: 弱势 (ruò shì)

ruò shì

vulnerable

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 弱勢1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1vulnerable
  2. 2weak

Stroke order

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弱
势

Zhuyin

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ㄖㄨㄛˋ

ruò

ㄖ/ rㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

弱势

Simplified

弱勢

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我们应该多关心社会上的弱势群体。

    wǒ men yīng gāi duō guān xīn shè huì shàng de ruò shì qún tǐ。

    We should care more about the vulnerable groups in society.

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Related words

弱

ruò

weak

趋势

qū shì

trend

形势

xíng shì

circumstances

优势

yōu shì

superiority

姿势

zī shì

posture

薄弱

bó ruò

weak

势力

shì li

power

强势

qiáng shì

strong

脆弱

cuì ruò

weak

架势

jià shi

attitude

减弱

jiǎn ruò

to weaken

局势

jú shì

situation

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