衰
弱

Weak in Chinese: 衰弱 (shuāi ruò)

shuāi ruò

weak

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1weak
  2. 2feeble

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衰
弱

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄨㄞ

shuāi

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ uㄞ/ ai—/ first tone

ㄖㄨㄛˋ

ruò

ㄖ/ rㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 大病之后，他的身体十分衰弱。

    dà bìng zhī hòu， tā de shēn tǐ shí fēn shuāi ruò。

    After the serious illness, his body was very weak.

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Related words

弱

ruò

weak

薄弱

bó ruò

weak

脆弱

cuì ruò

weak

减弱

jiǎn ruò

to weaken

软弱

ruǎn ruò

weak

弱点

ruò diǎn

weak point

弱势

ruò shì

vulnerable

衰减

shuāi jiǎn

to weaken

衰竭

shuāi jié

organ failure

衰老

shuāi lǎo

to age

衰退

shuāi tuì

to decline

微弱

wēi ruò

weak

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