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Character · AdjectiveTraditional恩

thin and small (dialect)

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adjective

thin and small; scrawny

dialect

This is a dialectal meaning, primarily used in certain regional varieties of Chinese. It is not used in standard Mandarin.

Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
zhǎng长
de得
zhēn真
ēn恩
 。

This child is growing up so thin and small.

Bié别
kàn看
tā他
ēn恩
 ，
lì力
qi气
kě可
bù不
xiǎo小
 。

Don't let his scrawny appearance fool you; he's quite strong.

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Dì地
lǐ里
nà那
kē棵
ēn恩
miáo苗
kǒng恐
pà怕
zhǎng长
bù不
hǎo好
 。

That scrawny sprout in the field probably won't grow well.