chán
孱
thin and weak; feeble
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
frail; weak; delicate
formalDescribes physical frailty or weakness. Can also extend to describe something flimsy or unstable.
Dà大
bìng病
chū初
yù愈
，
tā他
de的
shēn身
tǐ体
hái还
hěn很
chán孱
ruò弱
。
Just recovered from a serious illness, his body is still very frail.
Nà那
wèi位
lǎo老
rén人
chán孱
léi羸
de的
shēn身
yǐng影
zài在
fēng风
zhōng中
xiǎn显
dé得
gé格
wài外
gū孤
dān单
。
The elderly man's frail figure appeared especially lonely in the wind.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
lǐ理
lùn论
de的
luó逻
jī辑
jī基
chǔ础
tài太
guò过
chán孱
ruò弱
，
bù不
kān堪
yī一
jī击
。
The logical foundation of this theory is too feeble to withstand a single blow.