cuì

HSK 5
common
adjective

Meaning of

脆 means brittle; easy to break; crisp; easily crumbled. Pronounced cuì. HSK 5.

  • brittle; easy to break
  • crisp; easily crumbled
  • clear; sharp; resonant

Character Info

Radical
Strokes10
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
zhǒng
zhǐ
suàn
báo
 
jiù
shì
tài
cuì
 

This paper isn't thin, but it's just too brittle.

Dōng
tiān
de
róng
biàn
cuì
shuāi
suì
 

Glass becomes brittle and easy to shatter in winter.

Bǐng
gān
fàng
jiǔ
le
jiù
huì
biàn
cuì
biàn
yìng
 

Biscuits get brittle and hard when left out too long.

Zhè
zhǒng
liào
tài
cuì
 
bāi
jiù
duàn
 

This plastic is so brittle it snaps as soon as you bend it.

Gàn
shù
zhī
zài
hán
fēng
xiǎn
de
wài
cuì
 

Dry branches look especially brittle in the cold wind.