meager property; small estate
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
meager property; small assets; modest estate
literaryA literary and somewhat formal term, often used to describe a family's limited wealth or possessions. The character 薄 (bó) here means 'slight' or 'meager'.
Tā他
jiā家
jìng境
pín贫
hán寒
，
zhǐ只
yǒu有
yī一
fèn份
bó薄
chǎn产
。
His family was poor and had only a small amount of property.
Zǔ祖
shàng上
liú留
xià下
de的
jǐ几
mǔ亩
bó薄
chǎn产
，
miǎn勉
qiǎng强
wéi维
chí持
shēng生
jì计
。
The few acres of meager property left by the ancestors barely supported their livelihood.
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Zhè这
fèn份
bó薄
chǎn产
，
shì是
tā他
bàn半
shēng生
xīn辛
kǔ苦
de的
jī积
xù蓄
。
This modest estate is the savings from half a lifetime of hard work.