sickly; weak from illness
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadjective
sickly; weak and listless from illness
literaryOften followed by "的". Used to describe a person's physical state after being ill for some time.
Tā她
gāng刚
cóng从
yī医
yuàn院
chū出
lái来
，
zhěng整
gè个
rén人
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
bìng病
yān恹
yān恹
de的
。
She just came out of the hospital and looks completely sickly.
Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
bìng病
yān恹
yān恹
de的
，
bù不
ài爱
dòng动
。
This child is weak from illness and doesn't like to move around.
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Bié别
kàn看
tā他
píng平
shí时
jīng精
shen神
dǒu抖
sǒu擞
，
gǎn感
mào冒
hòu后
jiù就
biàn变
de得
bìng病
yān恹
yān恹
de的
。
Don't look at how energetic he usually is; after catching a cold, he becomes weak and listless.
Zhè这
pén盆
huā花
méi没
zhào照
gù顾
hǎo好
，
yè叶
zi子
dōu都
bìng病
yān恹
yān恹
de地
dā耷
la拉
zhe着
。
This potted plant wasn't taken care of properly; its leaves are all drooping weakly.
Xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
de的
nǚ女
zhǔ主
jué角
zǒng总
shì是
yī一
fù副
bìng病
yān恹
yān恹
de的
yàng样
zi子
。
The female protagonist in the novel always has a sickly appearance.